Rochester Engineering Society Magazine January 2014

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The Story of Micropen Medical How a Boutique Capital Equipment Maker Evolved into a Leading Medical Device Manufacturer Page 8

Graduate student Laura Hobbs (left) and Prof. Greg Gdowski of the Center for Medical Technology & Innovation, University of Rochester, working with a porcine renal artery to test the ablation characteristics of a printed denervation balloon.

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4 • Scholarship Application

6 • Call for Nominations: 2013 Engineer of the Year, 2013 Kate Gleason Young Engineer of the Year, 2013 Engineers of Distinction 7 • Invite us to come and tell you about the RES Tutoring Team Program 8 • The Story of Micropen Medical (cover) 10 • The Limited Monopoly - Canadian Patent Law - A Primer From the Great White

12 • Call for Articles About Engineering in Communications 13 • Get to the Point! - Keeping Track of Your Performance 14 • Get IT Done - The Wastebasket Is Full 15 • Career Options in Engineering - Explorer Post 801 16-17, 21, 27, 30 • Professional Firms - Employee News 18 • Continuing Education Opportunities 18-19 • Engineers’ Calendar 20 • Position Openings 31-32 • Campus News 22, 24-27, 31 • News from Professional Firms

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OFFICERS: President EDWARD HENSEL, PhD, PE Rochester Institute of Technology / Email: echeme@rit.edu First Vice President MARY STEBLEIN, EIT LaBella Associates / mary.steblein@swe.org Second Vice President ADAM CUMMINGS, PE Barton & Loguidice, PC / ACummings@bartonandloguidice.com Treasurer MICHAEL V. TRIASSI Optimation Technology, Inc. / mike.triassi@aol.com Past President LEE M. LOOMIS Email: leeloom@aol.com DIRECTORS: CORNELIUS (NEAL) ILLENBERG PE Alstom Signaling, Inc. / Email: neal.illenberg@transport.alstom.com JON KRIEGEL Retired / jkriegel@rochester.rr.com DOUGLAS DOBSON Optimation Technology, Inc. / douglas.dobson@optimation.us WILLIAM S. ROGERS, LS Harris Corporation / wroger10@harris.com RICHARD E. RICE, PE MJ Engineering / rrice@mjels.com STEVE CONSTANTINIDES Arnold Magnetic Technologies / sconstantinides@arnoldmagnetics.com CARL J. PILLETTERI, PE Passero Associates / cpilletteri@passero.com DIRECTOR to TBD Administrative Director LYNNE M. IRWIN Rochester Engineering Society / e-mail: res@frontiernet.net

48 • Software and its Role in Product Development for Healthcare (feature) 50 • RES Individual Membership Application 51 • Rochester Engineer Advertising Rates 52-54 • Directory of Professional Services 54 • Directory of Business Services 55 • Affiliated Societies and Corporate Members of the RES

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• ABCD Association for Bridge Construction and Design...............34-35 • AFE Association for Facilities Engineering...........................................39 • APWA American Public Works Association...........................................45 • ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers............................................41 • ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers....................................................36 • ASPE American Society of Plumbing Engineers....................................44 • EA Electrical Association.......................................................................40

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• GVLSA Genesee Valley Land Surveyors Association.............................42 • IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.......................47 • IES Illuminating Engineering Society....................................................37 • INCOSE International Council of Systems Engineering...........................43 • IS&T Society for Imagins Science and Technology.............................46 • MPES Monroe Professional Engineers Society......................................38 • RES Rochester Engineering Society............................................. 3-7, 12 • SWE Society of Women Engineers........................................................33

President’s Message Edward Hensel, PhD, PE RES President 2013-14 Healthcare insurance is at the center of the national debate at the current time. Healthcare expenditures in the USA are approximately $2.5 Trillion annually, according to the Statistical Abstracts of the U.S. Census Bureau. Measured as a fraction of gross domestic product, healthcare is second only to food. The United States is home to the best healthcare technology in the world, but our society continues to struggle with the costs of the healthcare system. Concerns about access to high quality affordable health are prevalent in every society around the world.

Rochester is making significant contributions to the advancement of healthcare technology, through corporate product innovations and academic research. In this issue of The Rochester Engineer we will learn about ``Software and its Role in Product Development for Healthcare’’ in a feature article by Mr. Jaimie Cole, V.P. of Technology as iCardiac Technologies. Dr. William Grande, V.P. of Micropen Medical, shares his insightful story about the development of another Rochester high technology innovator in healthcare.

Engineers can contribute to the improvement of the U.S. healthcare system not only through new products and innovative technologies, but also through process enhancements and a focus on systems engineering.

As highly trained problem solvers, engineers are in an excellent position to address many aspects of the nation’s and the world’s healthcare delivery systems. Technology advancements alone will not solve the problems associated with healthcare. As engineers we must remain subject matter experts within our engineering discipline, but we must also work collaboratively with engineers from other disciplines, care providers, policy makers and the public in interdisciplinary teams to develop healthcare systems that provide viable solutions to real-world challenges.

Universities must educate the next generation res news - president’s message

of engineering leaders in a manner that will allow them to tackle some of the most daunting and complex problems facing our society. In the past, dramatically complex problems such as "landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth" (President J. F. Kennedy to a joint session of Congress, May 25, 1961) required the full resources of an entire nation to solve. Today, our global challenges in Healthcare, Energy, Transportation, and Communications demand highly trained engineers with deep disciplinary skills and a thorough understanding of societal needs and constraints that shape the design space of our solutions.

Last month, I made the comment that “our energy problems are complex and require highly talented professionals with a strong technical foundation and a solid foundation in public policy to solve them. If you are an engineer who is considering a career change, or is looking for a new way to contribute to our community and nation, please give some thought to public service. Ultimately, engineers are problem solvers, and solving our nation’s energy problems is just one example of a highly technical and complex problem that requires both technical competence and policy knowledge.” Interestingly, we can substitute the phrase “healthcare system problems” in place of “energy problems” and the statement remains equally valid. I believe that tremendous opportunities are available to engineers with the triumvirate of exemplary technical skills, an ability to understand and interpret societal needs, and a profound ability to communicate effectively through compelling oratory and writing.

The February issue of The Rochester Engineer will highlight “Communications Engineering.” Our regular contributors, affiliate societies, corporate members, academic community and individual members are invited to address this theme as they relate to their practice and view of engineering. Please see our call for articles in the digital edition, available on-line at www.roceng.org. If you would like to comment on this article, or any other feature in this issue, please leave a comment in our forum at www.roceng.org, in the member area for the on-line magazine! I look forward to hearing from you.

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RES News SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION INFORMATION The Rochester Engineering Society (RES) is an umbrella organization for engineering societies in the Rochester area. The goals of the society are: to advance the art and science of engineering for the general public welfare in Monroe County and the adjoining counties; to foster in practicing and prospective engineers excellence as professionals, as citizens, and as individuals; and, to promote communication and cooperation among all branches of engineering.

Multiple scholarships, sponsored by a variety of organizations and administered through the RES, are awarded annually at a minimum of $1,000 each to recognize outstanding engineering, engineering technology, science or technology students. These are merit-based scholarships. Two organizations, the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), require scholarship applicants be student members of their respective organization. Eligibility: Applications must meet the following qualifications: 1. Be an undergraduate student in good standing in an engineering, engineering technology, science or technology curriculum in an ABET accredited program.

2. Have completed two years and/or achieved Junior standing (or equivalent) in the program defined in number 1 above.

3. Have an overall grade point average of 3.0 out of 4.0 (or equivalent) or better.

4. Plan to continue engineering, engineering technology, science or technology studies in an undergraduate ABET accredited program in September, 2014, following presentation of the award.

5. Be a resident of Monroe, Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Orleans, Wayne, or Wyoming counties of New York or enrolled in an ABET-accredited engineering, engineering technology, science or technology curriculum in a college in those counties. The Rochester Chapter of IEEE allows applicants from Corning and Alfred sub-chapters.

6. Not be a previous recipient of this scholarship.

Application: Applicants must submit all required items postmarked no later than Friday, February 14, 2014. All items must be submitted in one package or envelope. The applicant is responsible for ensuring that all the necessary data are submitted by the deadline in one package and will be immediately disqualified from judging, with no further follow-up, if these instructions are not followed. The applicant should make those persons supplying reference letters aware that timely response is critical. Reference letters may be submitted in individually sealed envelopes within the application package. Mail all items by Friday, February 14, 2014 to: The Rochester Engineering Society, 657 East Avenue, Rochester, New York 14607.

Required Data and Instructions 1. Verification of Interview - Letter from a RES Scholarship Award Committee member stating that the applicant has been interviewed within the last six months. Appointments for interviews may be made by calling the Scholarship Chairperson, Barry Quinn, 585-737-1117. Please email your resume to BarryQuinn@aol.com and include your name, phone number or alternate number, and best day(s) and time(s) to schedule your appointment for an interview. Please bring a copy of your resume to the interview as well.

2. Transcript - Official copy of applicant’s current transcript showing grades for the entire enrollment in current school and prior college or university.

3. Resume - The same resume the applicant would use if applicant were applying for employment. Be sure to include the following information: name, permanent address, school address, college, degree and program, anticipated date of graduation, and any professional society memberships.

4. Applicant’s Letter - A letter written by the applicant addressed to the Scholarship Award Committee of the Rochester Engineering Society. This letter shall not be more than one 4 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER | JANUARY 2014

typewritten page in length and should discuss the applicant’s feelings and opinions on the following: a. Why applicant is studying engineering and chose his/her particular field. b. Why applicant is applying for the scholarship. c. Applicant’s involvement in professional society activities, a list of extra-curricular activities and the leadership positions held. d. Statement that the scholarship will be used in engineering, engineering technology, science or technology studies in an undergraduate ABET-accredited program in September following the presentation of the award.

5. Reference Letter #1 - Letter from the applicant’s faculty advisor in current school. This letter should indicate the applicant’s standing in the class relative to other students, and type of course loading.

6. Reference Letter #2 - Letter from a current or former employer who is not a relative, OR, a professor of engineering, science or technology in whose class the applicant has been or is presently enrolled. res news - scholarship application

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Rochester History Continuing with the historical sampling of the earlier writings on behalf of the Rochester Engineering Society, the years following "The Great War", into and through the “Great Depression”, continued to be a time of reaching out for the maturing Society, both locally and nationally. The meeting minutes describe a series of technical discussions and presentations intended to broaden the technical horizons of the membership (especially the CE's, ME's and EE's). The RES affiliated itself with a number of National technical societies, adopted local Affiliated Societies, frequently held joint meetings with them and continued taking action on a growing list of public matters. Certain issues of standardization, some crucial to public safety, became the responsibility of the RES and its affiliates. Once again war affected the Society, taking away many of its leaders and providing opportunities for others to step forward to fill these vacancies. In an effort to provide even greater perspective on the happenings and concerns of the day, a synopsis featuring selected items from "The Rochester Engineer" has become an integral part of this series. In the pervasive economic downturn of the “Great Depression”, the magazine offered classified advertising for unemployed engineers, technicians and draftsmen and took other steps to try to deal with the crisis. Still, it continued its effort to shape the function, purpose and infrastructure of the City of Rochester. The Second World War has ended. The “war economy” has changed the face and, no doubt, the future of the community. With a return to peacetime, the Rochester municipal leadership and the industrial community has become immersed in the post-war economy.

“The Rochester Engineer” (February 1955)

This issue announced a joint evening meeting of the AIEE, IRE and RES, featuring “Solid State Physics as Related to Transistors,” a presentation by Nathaniel B. Nichols, Manager Research Division Raytheon Manufacturing Corporation. Mr. Nichols’ employment history included two stints at Taylor Instrument Companies, before and after WWII. A ladies night dinner program (joint with ASME and RES), entitled “Let’s Look at Tomorrow,” featured a discussion of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company’s recent new products, among them “Mylar” polyester film, much stronger than the more traditional cellophane. Thomas H. McKaig, local consulting architectural engineer provided an article on the inclusion of camber in structural beams to avoid problems with roof/floor deflection under weather-related loading. This issue of the magazine, being the annual “Architects’ Number,” featured articles on the, currently under construction, Bishop McQuaid High School (by J.P. Flynn, Architect), the Monroe County Farm & Home Center - now Cornell Cooperative Extension – Monroe County, (by C.L. Todd, Architect) and the new Rochester City Fire House at Broad Street and Allen Street (by C.S. Barrows, Architect).

“The Rochester Engineer” (March 1955)

RES luncheon meeting presentations for the month of March included “Population Problems of Japan” by Dr. Wesley T. Pommerenke, U of R School of Medicine & Dentistry, “The Eastman Theatre Ceiling Project” by Herbert P. Kopf, Waasdorp & Northrup, Architects, “Rochester’s Civic Problems” by Robert P. Aex, City Manager and “Rochester Telephone Corp’s Plans for Expansion” by Donald H. Campbell, President. The RES announced that it had reached a milestone; the enlisting of five sustaining members. These included RG&E, General Railway Signal Co., Stromberg Carlson Co., Ritter Co. and Taylor Instrument Companies. In exchange for their dues and the support they provided to the RES, Sustaining Member Companies were entitled to designate up to 10 Junior Members, typically new engineers, to the RES, for one year, renewable at the June 1 anniversary of their res news/history

A Sampling from the Archives of the Rochester Engineering Society...1897 - 1955

by Lee M. Loomis

Sustaining Membership. In mid-1955, “The Rochester Engineer” was being mailed to 1500 local and regional engineers, architects and scientists.

“The Rochester Engineer” (April 1955)

As a definite hint of potential new technological developments, the RES announced two dinner meetings for the month of April. The first, a joint meeting of RES and AIEE, featured James I. Owens, Jr. of the General Electric Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, speaking on “Engineering Applications of Atomic Energy,” specifically, submarines and electric power generation. The second, a joint meeting of the RES and ASME, featured Dr. Walter R. Dornberger, guided missile specialist with Bell Aircraft, Buffalo, NY, speaking on “The Rocket Powered Commercial Airliner,” a twenty-passenger aircraft that would reach speeds of 8300 mph, traveling from New York to London in an hour and fifteen minutes. Editor’s note: From 1932-45, Dr. Dornberger (also a Major General) was Commanding Officer of the Rocket Development Center and Special Commissioner of the Third Reich for all V-weapons and anti-aircraft guided missiles. An article entitled “Bobsledding and Engineering,” by Arthur W. Tyler describes the engineering intricacies involved in the design and construction of Olympic two-man and fourman bobsleds. With mandatory weight limits, it becomes imperative that light-weight, strong, flexible materials be developed and applied, to maximize sled performance. Dr. Tyler and RES member, Edgar D. Seymor, a Kodak Camera Works Development Engineer, were selected at the February 1955 tryouts in Lake Placid, NY, as members of the USA Bobsled Team for the 1956 Olympics, to be held in Cortina, Italy.

“The Rochester Engineer” (May 1955)

“Automatic Computers and their Applications in Engineering Problems”, by Frank Engle of the Westinghouse Electric Corp, was the program a joint meeting of the RES and IRE. The speaker described the three classes of automatic computers; passive network analog computers, dynamic analog computers and the stored program digital computer. He also reviewed the types of engineering problems that could be solved on each of these computers. Rochester Architect Herbert P. Kopf described, in detail, the specific structural flaws in the ceiling construction of the Eastman Theater that caused a one-ton, 15’ x 15’ section of plaster ceiling to fall to the floor, during a rehearsal, just four hours prior to a scheduled Eastman Philharmonic Orchestra concert. The incident resulted in an extensive re-engineering and reconstruction of the ceiling’s support system, costing over $100,000.

Following the installation of the new system, test loads, 90% greater than the weight of the actual ceiling panels, were applied to each section to ensure the structural integrity of the new system.

Subsequent articles in this series will describe the RES' continuing outreach to other technical societies as it considered its role in this and the larger community, along with more of the activities of the RES as it moved to be of greater service to its membership, especially those suffering from the current economic crisis, and adopted a greater role in shaping the future of the City and its environs. Noted also, will be the contributions made by RES members in the struggle to meet the challenges coming out of World War II, as well as a hoped-for period of post-war growth and prosperity. These articles will also feature an impressive array of RES activities in support of post-war re-emergence of Rochester area industry.

We welcome your questions and comments on this series.

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RES News

Call for Nominations: 2013 Engineer of the Year, 2013 Kate Gleason Young Engineer of the Year and

2013 Engineers of Distinction A couple of years ago we introduced a streamlined nomination form. A simple initial form allows an individual or organization to nominate a candidate. The RES committee will then contact the nominator if the candidate progresses to the next phase. At that point, a final form will be used to gather essential details from the nominator and candidate which will be used to determine our finalists.

The RES will select and recognize the finalists for the Engineer of the Year and Young Engineer of the Year Award in a variety of public venues and media during the weeks before the Gala. The Award recipients will be introduced on Saturday April 26, 2014 during the Gala at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center.

Visit our website at www.roceng.org and click on Call For Nominations, or call 585-254-2350 (res@frontiernet.net) to request a nomination form.

The following information is described:

 Eligibility for Nomination  Awards Criteria  Deadline for Preliminary Nominations - Friday, January 10, 2014  Deadline for Final Nominations - Friday, January 24, 2014

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Invite us to Come and Tell You About the RES Tutoring Team at Dr. Walter Cooper Academy We’ve held four information meetings, out in the community, on the RES Tutoring Team at Dr. Walter Cooper Academy. The Team is beginning to take shape. We now have ten tutors who have begun working with students in this K-6, RCSD school. We have assembled a schedule that matches their availability and the needs of the #10 School students, as defined by their teachers.

Our RES tutors, people who are willing to make room in their busy lives to help young people become proficient readers, are like eagles.

They don’t travel in flocks, rather, you have to find them one or two at a time. That’s what we’re doing by holding monthly Information Meetings to describe the FREE Partnership Tutoring Program, and to prepare potential candidates for the challenges ahead.

Rather than hold any more evening information meetings, during the winter months, we think we have a better idea. Let us come to you!

We have a 30-minute Power Point presentation on the FREE Partnerships Program for tutoring K-6 children in the Rochester City School District. We propose that you let us come to your workplace

and do a “Lunch & Learn” presentation for you and your staff. The idea is to bring you up to date on what’s already happening in the City schools, and to open a conversation on what else might be possible, if we can find more people who are willing to take a couple hours from their work day to help a few of Rochester’s children learn to read.

Are you, someone in your company or household, a neighbor, a friend, interested in making a big difference in the lives of some of Rochester’s promising young people? Please consider inviting us to bring you an informative discussion about the need for, scope of and impact from this very effective tutoring program.

We have already begun to schedule these presentations, for the new year, at several local firms. Please consider taking us up on our offer by calling me, or the RES office.

We look forward to receiving your invitation… …Lee Loomis, Past President (2012-13) (585)738-3079 (cell), leeloomis46@gmail.com

Save the Date: Saturday, April 26, 2014

112th RES Annual Gala Rochester Riverside Convention Center 123 East Main Street, Rochester

Please consider being a sponsor at this annual event - it is your support that truly makes this a great event!

Sponsorships are now available.

Details and flyer on page 29 of this issue.

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The Story of Micropen Medical Imagine that you are a design engineer for a large medical device maker, a market leader in balloon catheter devices used to treat a variety of illnesses. Your goal as a design engineer is to make your company’s products more functional at lower cost. Imagine that you have an idea for new methods of diagnosis and treatment using onboard electrodes. To prototype your idea you glue several ultra-fine wires along the body of a catheter and up onto the balloon. The tedious exercise reminds you of arts and crafts class in grammar school but you are rewarded by a successful bench test.

Further in vivo studies confirm that the idea is a winner. Now, how do you turn the gangly prototype into a device that is both safe and manufacturable? You try adhesive flex circuit techniques but the stiffness and sharp edges could be a tissue hazard. Silk screening is incompatible with the geometry; while, inkjet printing produces inferior electrical conductivity.

There seems to be no standard way to make your idea a reality. In desperation you search the web and come across a small company in Honeoye Falls, NY. Micropen Technologies Corp. was founded in 1982 to commercialize the direct printing system known as the Micropen, a CAD/CAM-driven capillary dispensing tool akin to an ultra-precise micro-caulk gun. If a material is flowable and can be loaded into a syringe, the Micropen can print it onto virtually any surface. In the company’s first ten years a group of mechanical, electrical, and computer engineers expanded the tool’s capabilities and produced systems for a largely research-oriented clientele. A new commercial path opened in 1992 when the company used the Micropen to make custom flip chip resistors. Direct printing, it turned out, was an ideal way to form the specific patterns that gave the resistors superior electrical characteristics.

How a Boutique Capital Equipment Maker Evolved into a Leading Medical Device Manufacturer

by William J. Grande, PhD Micropen Technologies Corporation

Examples of directly printed medical devices, starting at upper left and moving clockwise: ceramic bipolar ablation probes, PET denervation balloon with a helical electrode and two thermocouples, and a fully interconnected PVC endotracheal tube with eight sensing electrodes. Note that the parts are not shown at the same scale.

The resistor product line grew rapidly and soon overshadowed the capital equipment business. A second internally manufactured component was developed in 1994. It was a bipolar ablation probe used in endoscopes to cauterize tissue. The small bullet-shaped pieces of ceramic with printed helical electrodes were the company’s first medical device offerings and remain, to this day, its most-produced parts. The resistors and ablation probes hinted that there were more opportunities making things with a Micropen than there were opportunities selling Micropens. However, the core technical strength of the company remained electromechanical and it would take a change of executive management a decade later to finally exit the capital equipment business.

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somewhat misleading introduction to medical device development because it was so similar to resistors. The company’s real introduction to the field was a trial-by-fire and came in 2004 with a contract to develop and manufacture an instrumented endotracheal (ET) tube. The instrumented ET tube served the usual intubation function but also contained printed electrodes that gathered data on critical vital signs at no added risk to the patient. The “substrate” for this product was a polymeric ET tube and the electrodes resided on the inflatable, hundred-micron-thick PVC balloon.

When the project began the company had no suitable Micropen, no workable ink system, no in-house materials expertise, no integrated process flow, no electrical interconnection scheme, no product development strategy, and no formal quality system. The initial skunk works cover article

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holistic engineering solutions for a generalized class of devices. A platform includes vetted materials systems – combinations of inks and substrates – with proven adhesion, durability, and biocompatibility characteristics; specialized hardware to accommodate device-specific geometrical requirements and unit processes; an integrated process flow; and an established supply chain for raw materials. The instrumented ET tube project was the basis for a “tube platform” that today supports devices as varied as Foley catheters and naso-esophageal tubes. When customer requests fit under an existing product platform, bench testable prototypes can be delivered in as little as a few weeks or months.

Micropen Technologies continues to develop product platforms and is increasingly working with regional partners. A new denervation balloon platform is an example. The company has collaborated with the Micropen Medical’s technical team, left to right: manufacturing manager Keith Bellomo, application managers Emil Piscani and University of Rochester for more than a year on medical Al Schiff, senior research scientist Dr. Lori Shaw-Klein, and the author. balloons with ablation electrodes and temperature sensors that can precisely apply energy to deactivate or destroy targeted nerves. In particular, denervation of renal nerves effort eventually grew into the largest program in corporate holds great promise in treating patients with drug-resistant history. The technical challenges were all overcome, but usually hypertension. The work started as a Senior Design Project in by brute force engineering and dogged empiricism. Even so, the the Biomedical Engineering Department and has continued at product was commercialized in 2008 and the manufacturing the Center for Medical Technology & Innovation. The goal is line was soon shipping thousands of devices a month. To date to develop a universal printed balloon solution for denervation tens of thousands of patients have been successfully treated. The project transformed the company and highlighted the enormous therapies applied anywhere in the body. differences in technical skill requirements between a capital The final step in the evolution from equipment maker to equipment maker and a medical device manufacturer. contract manufacturer came at the beginning of 2013 when Micropen Technologies reorganized into business divisions.

In the same timeframe, the company received many other Micropen Medical was formed from the medical device inquiries to print critical functional elements onto medical related parts of the sales, R&D, product development, and devices. Some common themes emerged and echoed the design manufacturing operations groups. The move gave Micropen goals of the ET tube project. The applications involved thin, Medical an integrated technical team that can seamlessly take flexible, irregular, highly three-dimensional shapes requiring a concept from exploratory research to manufactured product. patterned coatings that were electrically conductive or Today, when the hypothetical design engineer of the opening radiopaque or drug eluting. Devices, such as catheters, surgical paragraph contacts Micropen Medical for technical assistance, he implements, multi-lumen tube constructs, and cannulas, that or she is likely to hear that, not only can Micropen Medical help, had formerly only served a mechanical function, were becoming but that an engineering solution, a path to manufacturing, and active and smart. A revolution in medical device design an established supply chain already exists. objectives was underway and the industry was signaling needs that mapped onto the strengths of direct printing.

More information about Micropen Medical can be found at www.micropenmedical.com. q Micropen Technologies responded with a series of key hires in R&D, product development, quality, and operations. This new Dr. William J. Grande, VP of Micropen Medical, joined Micropen group of employees, with backgrounds in physics, chemistry, Technologies in 2004. Dr. Grande’s career spans both academic and materials science, statistics, and mechanical engineering, was mostly local with roots in Rochester’s photographic, automotive, industrial settings and includes an engineering faculty appointment at RIT and research scientist positions at Kodak, Cornell, and medical coatings, and optics industries. The company then IITRI. An expert in microfabrication for more than 30 years, he has made the strategic decision to anticipate rather than react to the worked with a diverse range of technologies including III-V optomedical device market. electronics, integrated optics, and Microsystems. He holds dual The key to the strategy was the creation of a set of product platforms that significantly cut the time and cost of exploratory research and prototype development. Product platforms are cover article

B.S. degrees in Electrical and Chemical Engineering from NJIT, the M.S. and Ph.D in Applied and Engineering Physics from Cornell, and the MBA from RIT.

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The Limited Monopoly™ Canadian Patent Law - A Primer From The Great White North

by Robert Gunderman, PE and John Hammond, PE The Basics The Patent Act in Canada came about in 1869, modeled after the U.S. Patent Act of 1790. Today, the Canadian patent system is very similar to that of the United States, but there are some differences that can have dire consequences for unwary U.S. companies wishing to extend their patent portfolio northward.

The term of a Canadian Patent is 20 years from the filing date, as it is in the United States. Patent applications are also published in Canada 18 months from the filing date. Patent applications are also not automatically taken up for examination as they are in the U.S. In Canada the Applicant must request examination and has up to five years to do so from the original filing date.

It is important to know that Canada does not have a provisional patent application, but the filing of a provisional patent application in the United States has benefits to both Canadian and U.S. applicants.

Canadian patent applications may be filed in either English or French, but the language of filing must be consistent throughout the application. Canada does not limit the total number of claims in a patent application by virtue of additional fees, as does the United States. It should be noted that incorporating by reference earlier patents or published patent applications in a Canadian patent application is not permissible, as it is in the United States. Canada also has annual maintenance fees that must be paid, in contrast to the U.S. where maintenance fees are due 3½, 7½ and 11½ years after the date of issue.

What is Patentable To be patentable in Canada, like the United States, inventions must have utility, be non-obviousness, and 10 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER | JANUARY 2014

novel. Novelty implies that an invention must not have been described in another Canadian patent application that has a filing date that is before the claim date or publicly disclosed before the claim date by another anywhere in the world1. The claim date is the filing date in Canada. If a prior art reference is found to have each of the elements of the claimed invention, the prior art reference anticipates the claimed invention and the invention lacks novelty. Nonobviousnesss, also referred to as inventive step, is defined in the Canadian Patent Act2 as subject matter that would not have been obvious on the claim date to a person skilled in the art or science to which it pertains having regard to both information disclosed more than one year before the filing date by the applicant or a person who obtained such knowledge from the applicant in a public manner and also in regard to any publicly available information disclosed before the claim date.

Lastly, for an invention to have utility, it must have a useful function or be a new and useful art3.

Patentable Subject Matter Patentable subject matter has been defined and interpreted by the courts in Canada based on the three fundamental requirements for patentable subject matter above. Section 2 of the Canadian Patent Act defines an invention as “any new and useful art, process, machine, manufacture or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement in any art, process, machine, manufacture or composition of matter.” Thus, there are five categories of inventions as defined by Canadian law. Art has been defined as the application of knowledge to effect a desired result4. A process is considered to be the application of a method to a material or materials5. The Canadian Intellectual The Limited Monopoly

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Property Office Manual of Patent Office Practice states that the process may be patentable even if the process does not produce a patentable product. A machine is defined in the CIPO Manual of Patent Office Practice as the mechanical embodiment of any function or mode of operation designed to accomplish a particular effect. A manufacture, as defined by the Manual of Patent Office Practice implies that the invention is made by hand, machine, industrially, by mass production, or by changing the character or condition of material objects. A composition of matter is defined as a combination of ingredients or substances. Improvements to these five categories of inventions are also considered to be patentable.

The 12 Month Grace Period and Absolute Novelty In most countries, if you publicly disclose your invention before you file a patent application on that invention, you are not able to obtain a patent on that invention. This is known as absolute novelty. Fortunately, in Canada (as well as the United States), if you disclose your invention you may still apply for a patent for up to 12 months from the date of that first disclosure. A danger, however, lies in the fact that this grace period is for one year prior to the Canadian filing date6, and not the filing date of the priority application. So if, for example, a U.S. applicant files a U.S. application 4 months after his initial disclosure and then files a Canadian patent application 10 months after the U.S. application, his Canadian application will be rejected since the Canadian application was filed more than one year after the initial disclosure. For a PCT national phase entry, the Canadian filing date is considered to be the PCT international filing date.

Of course, since Canada is a “first to file” country, a delayed filing can still be problematic even if it is within the 12 month grace period. There is an ever present risk that another inventor will beat your filing date, spurred on by your public disclosure. So establishing the earliest possible “claim date” as it is known in Canada, is very important.

The “claim date” is the date the application is filed in Canada, or the priority date if properly claimed.

Canada as a PCT Receiving Office Canada has long been a member of the Patent Cooperation Treaty7 and the priority date of a first filed Canadian Patent Application is recognized as a valid priority date that must be followed up within 12 months by a PCT application.

In addition, if an Applicant named in a PCT application is Canadian, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office can be used as the Receiving Office where the PCT application is filed. Canadian Applicants may also elect Canada as The Limited Monopoly

the International Searching Authority, something that is not possible with U.S. Applicants in a PCT application.

In addition, with a Canadian National Phase entry from a PCT application, if the 30 month national phase deadline is missed, you may pay a late fee to file in Canada within 42 months from the priority date for the PCT application.

There are No Registered Patent Attorneys in Canada, Only Patent Agents In Canada, individuals who are registered and licensed to represent patent applicants before the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) are known as “Patent Agents.” The Canadian Intellectual Property Office does not recognize the designation “Patent Attorney.” While a Patent Agent may also be a Canadian lawyer, the two designations are not related, and lawyers are not authorized to represent clients in patent proceedings before the Canadian Intellectual Property Office. In matters related to contracts, litigation, or ownership issues, a lawyer is involved in the related court proceedings in Canada. That lawyer may be versed in patent law, and may even be a Patent Agent as well, but is not formally designated as a Patent Attorney. For reasons unknown to the authors, lawyers are referred to as lawyers and not attorneys in Canada. So if you wish to file a patent application in Canada, you can either contact a U.S. Patent Agent (or attorney) who can act as a foreign liason with a Canadian Patent Agent, or you can contact a Canadian Patent Agent directly. The Canadian Intellectual Property Office maintains a listing of all current Canadian Patent Agents on their website www.cipo.ic.gc.ca.

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Section 2 of the Canadian Patent Act See “The Limited Monopoly™” November 2007

Authors Robert D. Gunderman P.E. (Patent Technologies, LLC www.patentechnologies.com) and John M. Hammond P.E. (Patent Innovations, LLC www.patent-innovations.com are both registered patent agents and licensed professional engineers. Robert is also a registered Canadian patent agent. They offer several courses that qualify for PDH credits. More information can be found at www.patenteducation.com.

Copyright 2014 Robert Gunderman, Jr. and John Hammond Note: This short article is intended only to provide cursory background information, and is not intended to be legal advice.

No client relationship with the authors is in any way established by this article.

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ATTENTION CORPORATE AND ACADEMIC AUTHORS! Dear Colleague,

ARTICLES DUE JANUARY 7, 2014

We are pleased to invite you to submit an article for possible publication in the print and/or digital edition of the “The Rochester Engineer”, published monthly by the Rochester Engineering Society (www.roceng.org), and reaching engineers and engineering firms in the greater Rochester and surrounding areas.

Our theme for the February 2014 Issue is “Engineering in Communications”. We are looking for corporate and academic authors to write general interest articles about the way in which various engineering disciplines contribute to the broad field of communications in our society. Communications technology is often taken for granted today, and yet, many people have no idea of the extent to which engineering supports and indeed drives advances in communication. Each article should be approximately 1,110 to 1,200 words in length, with 3 to 4 high resolution digital images. Images should provide a compelling visual for the reader, and help explain the technology to a general engineering audience. Other images include photographs of the author or colleagues, experimental equipment and prototype devices, or results of research. The article should be written for a general audience, to help inform our community of the interesting things being done by local companies and academics.

These articles should not be advertisements for a company or its products, but rather, should inform the reader about exciting technology advances happening right here in our community. The article may address one or more of:  How engineering innovations have changed healthcare, by making things possible today that would have been impossible a decade or more ago.  The impact of “engineering in healthcare” on the daily life of people in the greater Rochester community.  The economic significance of engineering for healthcare in our community. For example, describing the employment opportunities and community involvement that is enhanced by the healthcare sector and businesses in this technology field.

Each article should have a Title, a Tagline to capture reader interest, a Byline for the author(s), and a one paragraph bio-sketch of the author(s). This is an opportunity for you to gain valuable exposure to practicing engineers, technology companies, and the greater Rochester community.

If you are interested in submitting an article for publication, please contact us. Include your full name, email address and the proposed topic area of your article. We look forward to hearing from you!

Dr. Edward Hensel RES President, echeme@rit.edu

Ms. Lynne Irwin RES Administrative Director, res@frontiernet.net

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call for articles

Get to the Point!

Keeping Track of Your Performance It’s that time of the year again. Once a year I offer this article as an encouragement to document what you do. We all are evaluated on our performance an often our pay and promotions are linked to our accomplishments. Every year—or half-year for some people—managers and supervisors write performance appraisals to describe the strengths and weaknesses of the staff who work for them. (Performance appraisals are written about them, too, by someone further up in the organization.) This article describes a simple personal evaluation technique that can become a catalyst at performance review time.

Write a Progress Report

Many of us, as part of our work, have to write regular progress or status reports describing how a project or task is progressing.

We suggest using this progress report technique to describe what you, personally, have accomplished during a specific period.

This is an excellent time management tool too, because it helps you understand what you are spending your time on and what may be slipping off the agenda.

Set Aside 30 Minutes

On the last working day of every month, open up a new file and list particular accomplishments you had during the month, plus other factors that either enhanced or constrained your work. Include projects you worked on, courses you attended, committees you are involved in and any issues you helped resolve. Also include ideas you have about future projects and training or conferences that will improve your performance or help you become a more effective staff member.

The plan is to capture this information while it’s fresh in your mind.

Create a Template

The ideal way to do this is to create a format for entering information each month. The template should have brief headings followed by a space for entering information. We suggest headings like these: Personal Progress Report Month:______________ 1. Accomplishments: Planned Unplanned 2. Problems/Difficulties: Impact Steps Taken Effect Achieved 3. Objectives: Next month Balance of year Your goal should be to record details about the key events that transpired during the month. Rather than describe what was get to the point

expected of you, identify what you accomplished.

As the template shows, divide your information into three compartments: 1. What you accomplished, separating your information into the work you planned to do and work that was unexpected.

2. Problems that arose and how you coped with them. Divide this information into three subcompartments:  What impact the problem had on your work.  What steps you took to overcome or avert the problem.  What effect these steps had.

3. What you plan to achieve during the next month and, if practicable, the balance of the year.

Summarize the Key Points

When performance evaluation time approaches, read through your 12 personal reports for the past year to help remind you of your activities. This is so much more effective than trying to remember it all, and you’ll be amazed at how much you accomplished. Extract key factors to show your manager or supervisor during the performance review meeting. Write them as a summary report, using the same topic headings you used for the monthly reports. You will be surprised at the positive impact this has, when your manager sees that you have prepared for the interview and have been doing some self-evaluation.

As the year winds to an end why not start fresh by writing monthly personal progress reports. Work on finding 30 minutes on the last Friday of every month and plan to write a personal progress report. If you include this in your monthly routine, you’ll find that if all is running smoothly, you will only need to focus on your Objectives. If it isn’t working this way, you have valuable scheduling and time management information to discuss with your manager.

Please email me at LisaM@rgilearning.com and I can address it in a future article.

Online instruction on how to write effective reports and proposals is available at www.rgilearning.com.

© 2013, RGI Learning Lisa Moretto is the President of RGI Learning, Inc. For 20 years she has helped engineers improve their oral and written communication skills. Visit www.rgilearning. com or call (866) 744-3032 to learn about RGI’s courses.

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IT done

The Wastebasket Is Full — André Godfrey

I have noticed that few of my articles offer any actual useful advice. This article may prove no exception.

Whatever happened to the paperless office? I’m sitting in my office and I can’t see the office door for the paper piled high on my desk. I could file it all in one of the four filing cabinets in my office, but those are full. They are not only full but they have piles of paper sitting on top of them. I have a very nice mahogany six foot table in my office as well. At least I think its mahogany. I haven’t seen the top of it in years.

Perhaps the other offices are paperless but if they are it’s because they somehow have managed to hide their paper on my desk. We have a shredder. Actually we have several shredders. Every day someone on our staff grinds away a tree or two but the dent it makes is only enough to build a pathway to the shredder and back.

I decided to gather information to determine if paper was the problem or perhaps, improbably, I was the problem. Of the approximately 130 people employed at Entre about 45 are located at our headquarters. Of those, 8 have walled offices and the rest are in cubicle offices. It turns out that 3 of those walled offices have a very similar look to my own. Papers strewn about in a random clutter, a messy mien that is invariably described by its inhabitants as ‘controlled chaos’.

“Don’t touch anything, I know just where everything is,” is our mantra warning to anyone who attempts to straighten up. Frankly, years ago I may have actually known where everything is but as of right now I am looking for my office plant. It was here a few months ago.

This is a similar thread in what I see on many company intranet sites. Hmm….this may turn into a useful article after all.

communicate internal information and serve as a repository for collateral and documents starts out as pristine and shiny as my new office was 5 years ago when we first moved in. However, as time goes by that same company intranet site is now chock full of dated and sometimes erroneous information and the drill down to get to something useful is sometimes nine clicks deep. And we wonder why the end users are not extolling the merits of the corporate intranet. Worse still, they aren’t using it.

The answer is to clean it up but I grant you it may become Hercules and the Augean Stables all over again. But there are a couple of things you can do to tidy up more quickly. First, send out an email announcing that you are going to delete content, particularly to content authors. Ask for help in identifying content that has lost relevance. Also, ask the end users to identify those areas that the end users find useful. Second, take a look and see if your navigation can’t be collapsed to optimize clicks. Third, a picture is worth a thousand words. See if a picture or diagram might not replace a few pages of text. Use images! And lastly, make certain the most used and useful items are on the front page. They very well may have changed over time.

Think about IT.

André Godfrey is President/CEO of Entré Computer Services, www.entrecs.com

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Career Options in Engineering – Explorer Post 801 -Richard Repka

Last year, I asked the question “What have you done to make the world a better place”? Well, one new person can tell his friends he is volunteering with the RES Explorer Post! Welcome aboard Mike.

Our post is co-ed but we MUST have female leaders on our team or we will have to stop hosting our budding women engineers. Can you help? The time commitment is only 3 hours a week. What else are you going to do during the cold, dark winter months on Thursday nights?

Our student members are also still looking for a Power Engineering or Nuclear Engineering presentation. If you deal with power or nuclear engineering at the utility or facility level, our students would like to spend 2 hours with you!

The presentation doesn’t need to be fancy. The post leaders would be happy to help you prepare. These students are looking for the inside scoop on your career.

If you believe engineering is a great career and you might like to help, please contact Richard Repka at rrepka10@gmail.com or the RES at res@frontiernet.net (585-254-2350).

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Professional Firms Employee News

Passero Associates Announces Leadership Transition Passero Associates proudly announces a leadership transition that will positively impact service delivery to clients, stimulate growth and new opportunities, and enhance the firm's overall performance.

Gary W. Passero, PE, F.ASCE, REM, is transitioning from his role as CEO to Founding Partner. As Founding

Gary W. Passero, PE

Partner, Mr. Passero will serve as the firm’s touchstone for conducting business according to its core values.

Wayne F. Wegman, PE

Wayne F. Wegman, PE, is transitioning from President to CEO. As CEO, Mr. Wegman will focus on the growth and expansion of the firm, and on maintaining the firm’s culture of exceptional service.

John F. Caruso, PE

John F. Caruso, PE, PMP, a Principal, is transitioning from Senior Vice President to President of the firm. As President, Mr. Caruso will ensure that all aspects of the firm’s operations contribute towards its success. q

Erdman Anthony Principal Associate Attains Status of Fellow in ASCE Edwin “Sam” Anthony, P.E., F.ASCE, was recently selected as a Fellow in the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). This honor is attained by fewer than 4% of ASCE’s 140,000 members.

Edwin "Sam" Anthony, PE

Anthony serves as principal associate, bridge department manager, at Erdman Anthony, and has contributed to several significant transportation projects in upstate New York, as well as construction design support for the new bridge over Lake Champlain and, earlier in his career, the Brooklyn Bridge rehabilitation project. As Erdman Anthony’s lead designer for Rochester’s Frederick Douglass–Susan B. Anthony Memorial Bridge, Anthony piloted the team to a unique and aesthetically pleasing gateway bridge carrying I-490 over the Genesee River in downtown Rochester.

The Penfield resident and native Rochesterian has been an engineering practitioner and leader in the arena of bridge design for close to 35 years. Anthony earned his civil engineering degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and did his graduate work in structural engineering at Lehigh University.

Anthony is active in ASCE at local, state, and national levels, most recently as section vice president in Rochester. He is a state council delegate on developing New York State’s report card to Congress on bridges. He also is a past president of the Association of Bridge Construction and Design’s Western New York Chapter.

Founded in 1852, ASCE represents members of the civil engineering profession worldwide and is America's oldest national engineering society. q

SWBR Principal Receives Lifetime Achievement Award SWBR Architects announced that Junius R. (Jay) Judson, AIA, LEED AP BD+C SWBR Principal and architect, was honored by the Builders Exchange of Rochester with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award.

Judson received the award Nov. 16 at the Builder’s Exchange of Rochester’s 125th Anniversary Celebration. Along with several other leaders from the local construction industry, he was honored for his outstanding contribution to the Rochester community and his decades of involvement in improving and shaping the local construction industry.

Judson has worked for SWBR Architects for 27 years.

“Judson has helped shape the construction industry in the Greater Rochester region,” said David Beinetti, AIA, President of SWBR Architects. “He has excelled at our firm by offering many opportunities to design a wide variety of technically complex project types.

He is admired and trusted by his colleagues and has truly been a gift to our team and community. We congratulate him, along with 11 other distinguished industry leaders, on this exceptional honor.”

In his position as principal, Judson specializes in work for college and university clients. He has excelled in higher-education projects with Rochester Institute of Technology, Roberts Wesleyan College, Monroe Community College and numerous other area educational institutions.

Most recently, Judson was the managing principal of the design team of the nationally recognized Golisano Institute for Sustainability at RIT.

Wayne LeChase, Bill Dessler (RIT President), David Pastore,Patricia Hynes, John Nowicki, Richard Ash, Curt Peterson, Victor Salerno, JerryLeva, Sr., Erich Postler, Sr., Ron Harmon, Jay Judson, RobertSpitulnik

Judson served as President of SWBR in the 1990s. He has been active in the local community as chairman of The Town of Brighton, N.Y., Architectural Review Board.

He has served in leadership positions on several not-for-profit boards, including the Monroe Community College Foundation, the Rochester School for the Deaf, the Rochester Institute of Technology Nathaniel Rochester Society and the White Haven Memorial

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Park. In recent years he received the Perkin’s Founder Award from the Rochester School for the Deaf and the Whitaker Service Medallion from RIT for his service to these organizations.

Judson resides in Penfield and holds a master of architecture from Washington University in St Louis, Mo.

professional firms employee news

LaBella Associates Announcements LaBella Associates, D.P.C. announced the hire of three new engineering professionals, and the licensure of another staff member.

Margaret Ornelas has 28 years of technical and administrative experience.

Margaret Ornelas With expertise in varied project management skills such as cost estimating, budgeting, tracking, contract compliance, scheduling, and reporting, Margaret will be an asset to the team.

Working on gas design and utility projects, she will assist with budgeting, scheduling, and overall project performance. Responsibilities will include assisting project managers with project scheduling, risk assessments, and earned value reporting.

Andrew Kosa, PE, has over ten years of experience in the A/E industry, with a solid background in civil engineering design.

His most recent experience includes design of public and private infrastructure for professional firms employee news

multiple business and industrial parks, land development projects, road reconstruction design, design of municipal water and sanitary sewer systems, and stormwater design.

He currently holds a professional engineering Andrew Kosa, PE license in New York and Pennsylvania. At the firm, he will work with the Civil Engineering Division completing design work for K-12, college and university, and industrial/manufacturing clientele. .

Matthew Joliff, PE

Matthew Joliff, PE, has seven years of experience in the engineering and construction fields. His project background includes engineering tasks such as site design and layout, site development, grading and drainage, cost estimating, and construction

observation. He joins the Civil Engineering Division as a project engineer, focusing primarily on gas and electric utility design projects. Responsibilities will include project management for several gas and electric utility construction projects, and program management for annual capital programs.

Thomas Polech, EIT, CPESC, is an Engineerin-Training who recently became a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control.

Tom joins the Civil Engineering Division, where he will apply Thomas Polech, EIT learned principles to his current and future projects. Tom’s projects typically include tasks such as site plan development, stormwater design, stormwater pollution prevention plans (SWPPPs), design of septic systems, and permitting. q Professional Firms Employee News continued on page 21....

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Go to the RES Web Site for Updated Details On All Meetings - www.roceng.org

Continuing

Education Opportunities

Wednesday, December 18

American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE)

1 PDH Credit Pending Bottled Medical Gas Systems Speaker: Roger Watts, Medical Gas Systems Solutions, Inc. Place: Valicia’s Ristorante, 2155 Long Pond Road, Rochester Cost: $20 (member or guest), check or cash at the door.

Reservations: To Adam Kramer (585-341-3163) or akramer@ibceng.com by January 13th.

Website – www.aspe.org.

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1 PDH Credit Pending Understanding Ethics for the Design Professional Speaker: Mary Beth Rumble, Poole Professional Place: Monroe County Office, City Place, 2nd Floor Atrium, 60 West Main Street, Rochester Time: Registration at 11:45 am; Lunch/Presentation at 12:00 noon.

Cost: Members - $20; Non-members - $25; Students - $10 (Catered by Dinosaur BBQ) Reservations: Contact Tom Frys by Friday, January 10th, 585-753-7741, tfrys@monroecounty.gov.

Engineers’ Calendar

The engineering societies are encouraged to submit their meeting notices for publication in this section. The deadline for submitting copy is the 10th of the month prior to the month of publication. Please email to: res@frontiernet.net. The meetings offering PDHs are highlighted in blue. Details about the meeting and affiliate (if in this issue) are on the corresponding page listed next to the affiliate name.

Tuesday, January 7

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Rochester Section Meeting

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Place: Hibachi Sushi Buffet Restaurant, South Town Plaza, Jefferson Road, Henrietta Time: 12:00 noon.

Comment: Any member is welcome to attend and to participate, or just to observe. Lunch is $3 for IEEE members. No reservation or RSVP is needed, just how up.

Wednesday, January 8

Illuminating Engineering Society (IES)

Harley Hill & Energetix Award Submissions

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)

NYS Building Department/NYS Code Updates and Changes/NYS Energy Conservation Code/NYS Mechanical Code Place: Mario’s Italian Restaurant, 2740 Monroe Avenue, Rochester Time: 12:00 noon Website and reservations: www.rochester.ashraechapters.org.

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Place: RIT Inn & Conference Center, 5257 West Henrietta Road, Henrietta Time: 12:00 Noon Cost: $25 per person.

Reservations: Contact Chuck Eckert by Thursday, Januaary 3rd, ceckert1@rochester.rr.com or 585-766-0329. Be sure to include your menu choice (Cheeseburger on Kaiser Roll, Grilled Chicken Sandwich, or Caesar Salad with Grilled Chicken.

Support Your Affiliate Attend A Meeting Engineers’ Calendar continued on next page...

To post continuing education opportunities on this page please contact the Rochester Engineering Society, 585-254-2350, or email: res@frontiernet.net.

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Wednesday, January 15 Society of Imaging Science And Technology (IS&T)

Tuesday, January 21

American Society of 46 Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

Automatic Macro- and Micro-Facial Expression Spotting and Applications

Speaker: Matthew Shreve, PhD, Xerox Research Center Place: Room 1275 of the Carlson Center for Imaging Science, RIT Time: The meetings are held at 6:00 pm in room 1275 of the Carlson Center for Imaging Science Building on the RIT campus.

Everyone is welcome to attend. Parking is available in the F Lot, just north of the building.

Association for Facilities Engineering (AFE)

Tour RMSC – Scholarship Night

1 PDH Credit Pending

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Understanding Ethics for the Design Professional

Topic TBA

Place: Rochester Riverside Convention Center, 123 East Avenue, Rochester.

Comments: Volunteers still needed. Please contact Darryl Moser at 585-349-3750 or dmoser@schultzpc.com if you can help. Website: www.gvlsa.com.

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Place: Dewey Garden Lanes, Greece, NY Details on the website: www.eawny.com.

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Time: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm Place: Monroe Community College Visit the website for details – www.swerochester.org.

Comments: We are looking for volunteers to serve as mentors for this 2-hour program. Contact Rochester SWE at swe.rochester@swe.org to volunteer.

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Place: There is telephone access at many locations. See page 43 for details. The local location is at RIT, contact Clark Hochgraf at cghiee@rit.edu. engineers’ calendar

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The RES website (www.roceng.org) has a calendar of events for these meetings and many others. Please refer to the website for updated information. If you wish to be listed on the calendar please send the details to res@frontiernet.net.

Speaker: Mary Beth Rumble, Poole Professional Place: Monroe County Office, City Place, 2nd Floor Atrium, 60 West Main Street, Rochester Time: Registration at 11:45 am; Lunch/Presentation at 12:00 noon.

Cost: Members - $20; Non-members - $25; Students - $10 (Catered by Dinosaur BBQ) Reservations: Contact Tom Frys by Friday, January 10th, 585-753-7741, tfrys@monroecounty.gov.

International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE)

Genesee Valley Land Surveyors Association (GVLSA)

Electrical Association (EA) 44 Annual Bowling Party

Speaker: Roger Watts, Medical Gas Systems Solutions, Inc. Place: Valicia’s Ristorante, 2155 Long Pond Road, Rochester Cost: $20 (member or guest), check or cash at the door.

Reservations: To Adam Kramer (585-341-3163) or akramer@ibceng.com by January 13th. Website – www.aspe.org.

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Bottled Medical Gas Systems

Association for Bridge Construction and Design (ABCD)

Place: Optimation Technology, 1600 Lexington Avenue, Rochester Time: 6:00 pm See the website for details, map and parking information, https://community.asme.org/rochester_section/w/wiki/9485. kingsbury-corp-tour.aspx.

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Place: RMSC, 657 East Avenue, Rochester Time: 5:30 pm Cost: Members $25; Non-members $30 (Buffet Dinner) Reservations: Reservations to Josh Murray, joshm@rl-stone.com (585-203-1222) by January 13th.

American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE)

Tour of Kingsbury, an Optimation Company

Meetings on most Friday mornings at 8:00 am.

For details, please see http://www.rochesterconsultants.org/ Note that only the first and third Fridays are free for non-members, but non-members are welcome at the other meetings as well.

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Position Openings

Save the Date:

Tuesday, April 8, 2014 2014 Engineering Symposium in Rochester Sponsored by Rochester's Technical and Engineering Societies and RIT Radisson Hotel Rochester Riverside 120 East Main Street, Rochester

Courses available in: Civil, Electrical, Lighting, Mechanical, HVAC, and Plumbing.

Time: 7:30 am to 6:30 pm Registration WILL BE online at www.roceng.org. Details have not been finalized yet.

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Professional Firms Employee News

Appointed Principal Associate at Erdman Anthony

The board of directors of Erdman Anthony recently announced the promotion of Michael St. John, P.E., LEED AP, to principal associate.

St. John joined Erdman Anthony in 2004 and was recently named core business leader for the firm’s Facilities Engineering and Design Services Group. Michael is a licensed professional engineer in the states of New York, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts and holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering technology. He is a LEED AP and a certified energy manager as well as a new member of the strategic leadership team. In addition to his role as core business leader for the firm, he plays a technical role with the mechanical design of complex projects. q Michael St. John, P.E.

Marketing Professional Karin Thon Joins Stantec Karin Thon of Fairport has joined Stantec’s Rochester office as a senior marketing coordinator. In this role, Thon focuses on managing the firm’s proposals, advertising, and related materials and initiatives, particularly in Western New York.

Thon holds a degree in organizational communication, learning, and design from Ithaca College and has volunteered for a number of local organizations, including the Ronald McDonald House.

Stantec’s Rochester team makes up more than 80 engineers, architects, planners and other design professionals. q

Karin Thon

Stantec Donates Record Number of Meals to Local Food Drive Rochester design firm Stantec donated 81 full Thanksgiving baskets to families in need across the region in this year’s Small Business Council Thanksgiving Appeal food drive, more than doubling the company’s usual contribution.

“This is a time of year when people need more help than ever,” says Stantec principal Jim Hofmann. “We have 84 in-house employees here in Rochester, meaning nearly every person donated the equivalent of a whole meal to a family in need. I’m so proud to work with such caring, generous members of our community.” q

Stanton Earns New York Professional Engineer License Beardsley Design Associates Architecture, Engineering, Landscape Architecture, D.P.C., announced that Brian J. Stanton, P.E. has earned his professional engineer license in the state of New York. He is a graduate of Fairfield University Institute and has been employed by the firm since 2011.

Brian is presently working on two Federal Design/Build projects located at Fort Drum including the Building 2074, Combat Aviation Brigade Hanger, and the Installation Infrastructure Improvements. q Brian J. Stanton, PE professional firms employee news

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Bridge Square and Erie Harbor Projects Honored by ACEC New York Passero Associates, along with its clients Conifer Realty and Bridge Square LLC, is honored to have two projects, Erie Harbor and Bridge Square, selected to win 2014 Engineering Excellence Awards from the American Council of Engineering Companies New York (ACEC NY). Erie Harbor, engineered by Passero for Conifer Realty, will be awarded an ACEC NY Gold Award in the Special Projects category. Bridge Square, engineered by Passero for Bridge Square LLC, will be awarded an ACEC NY Platinum Award in the Buildings category. The presentation of the awards will be made at a black tie gala on Saturday, March 29, 2014 in the Grand Ballroom of The Waldorf Astoria, Park Avenue at 50th Street in New York City.

About Erie Harbor – ACEC NY Gold

Erie Harbor is a multi-family apartment project located on the Genesee River in Downtown Rochester. Conifer Realty, in conjunction with the City of Rochester, identified the property as a potential redevelopment

opportunity for revitalizing the Genesee River corridor and South Wedge neighborhood. Erie Harbor is a successful redevelopment and re-use of a site which was previously an eyesore for the City of Rochester. Innovative engineering, support from the City and community involvement combined to allow project sponsors to clean up a Brownfield, enhance the gateway to Downtown, and connect neighborhood residents to the Genesee Riverway, all while maintaining a feasible and sustainable project solution and budget.

About Bridge Square – ACEC NY Platinum

This 111-year old, trapezoidal, five-story brick building, formerly used as a factory, adjunct City Hall, and as a trade and high school, was an empty eyesore at the western edge of downtown Rochester. It has been transformed into a mixed-use, sustainable, urban structure with modern office space, retail, and loft-style residential living with underground and outdoor parking. This historic building, artfully renovated and designed, now serves as an anchor for this vibrant downtown neighborhood, bringing over 100 professionals to the area to live and work. The area has been designated as an historic district and the Bridge Square Building was carefully renovated and restored in accordance with the National Park Service Historic preservation guidelines. LEED Gold certification has been awarded for the Core and Shell. This successful renovation honors the past, present and future of a vital urban area. q News from Professional Firms continued on page 24...

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The School at Springbrook Recognized by the Central NY Chapter of the American Institute of Architects SWBR Architects was recently recognized by the Central NY Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) with a merit award for design of the School at Springbrook in Oneonta, NY. Springbrook is a non-profit organization that supports over 800 individuals with development disabilities. They provide educational, residential, therapeutic, habilitation, and community support options for people of all ages, from birth through end of life.

The design upgrades were part of Springbrook’s Coming Home expansion that not only modernized the campus school facility but also created the new Tom Golisano Center for Autism. The expansion was made possible by the success of the largest capital campaign in the organization’s history. Included in the project were a new gym, cafeteria and classrooms, and three specialized eight-

"Every detail of this expansion was done with the needs of the students and their families as our number one priority. Each campus change and addition is accessible, safe, and beautiful and has brought many families closer together," said Springbrook CEO, Patricia Kennedy.

bedroom residences.

The improvements were all in an effort to have more space, better facilities, and improved services for the students supported by the School at Springbrook and to expand the reach of the school to better serve students with autism spectrum disorders. With the completion of the expansion and opening of the new Tom Golisano Center for Autism, Springbrook was able to bring students currently living out-of-state back home to New York State for the services they need.

SWBR Architects provided the professional design team with civil engineering, landscape architecture was completed by KFA in Syracuse, and M/E/P engineering was provided by M/E Engineering.

SWBR, along with Kennedy and other representatives of Springbrook received the award at a recognition ceremony on November 16 at a dinner at Syracuse University. Of the 26 projects submitted to the Central NY Chapter of the AIA, 15 were determined by the jury as being worthy of recognition. q

SWBR Architects Leads Award-Winning Preservation Project SWBR Architects announced a recently completed redevelopment of Holy Rosary Apartments at 414 Lexington Avenue in Rochester with Providence Housing Development Corporation. The firm served as lead architect on the $15 million project. Holy Rosary Apartments was awarded the prestigious Barber Conable Award from the Landmark Society on November 10 at Rochester’s City Hall.

Award. This award recognizes a large-scale rehabilitation of a historic building in the nine-county Greater Rochester community completed within the past two years, including buildings listed in the National Register of Historic Places and projects utilizing the Federal Investment Tax Credit Program.

SWBR provided all architectural and structural engineering in partnership with the Providence Housing Development Corporation, which also manages the affordable apartments.

“Holy Rosary Apartments is a unique complex in our community that has made an outstanding effort in the preservation of a historic property,” said Wayne Goodman, Executive Director of the Western NY Landmark Society. “This award was established in 1968 and we do not give this award out each year. We look for large-scale renewal of a historic building to award the Barber Conable Award to and we wait for the perfect recipient. We are thrilled to honor Holy Rosary Apartments with the Barber Conable Award as it is the first religious and educational building honoree. This building is in a neighborhood where there is a great need. Holy Rosary Apartments, the former Holy Rosary church is ideal as it was transformed from a church into housing with a Mediterranean Revival style, helping many of our community members and giving them a home.”

As a result of the drastic transformation from a former church campus to apartments, Holy Rosary Apartments was the recipient of the Landmark Society’s 2013 Barber Conable

The team was recognized November 10 during the Landmark’s Society’s 2013 Preservation Awards ceremony at Rochester’s City Hall. q

Holy Rosary Apartments provides 35 affordable apartments on its main campus and 25 new single-family homes. The 10,000-square-foot historic church has been adapted as a community center, part of which will be leased to Mary’s Place Refugee Outreach. The team transformed the former Holy Rosary Church rectory, convent and school buildings into apartments. The apartments are located at 26 different sites in 30 buildings, which incorporate new construction, rehabilitation, adaptive reuse and historic rehabilitation.

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I-590 and Winton Road Diverging Diamond Interchange Project Receives 2014 ACEC Diamond Award The I-590 and Winton Road Diverging Diamond Interchange Project in Rochester received the Diamond Award in the Transportation category in the 2014 American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) New York Engineering Excellence Awards Competition.

The ACEC New York Diamond Award is presented to New York consulting engineering firms for their work on outstanding projects throughout the world. Judging is based on complexity, future value to the engineering profession, original or innovative application of new or existing technologies, and meeting or exceeding client needs.

The diverging diamond project was initiated because during the morning rush hour, the Winton Road exit off I-590 southbound would become extremely backed up. Motorists trying to access I-590 from Winton Road in the afternoon would likewise

experience long backups and delays.

To solve this problem, the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) chose to construct a diverging diamond interchange—an innovative design that delivers smoother traffic flow, reduces backups and delays, and improves motorist and pedestrian safety. In addition to the safety factors, the diverging diamond interchange was chosen over other options because it would also take the shortest amount of time to construct, require the least amount of real estate, and provide the best cost value.

Erdman Anthony was recognized for its role in the project working collaboratively with lead designer NYSDOT and other consultants. The unique nature of the project’s geometry called for a new approach to developing the pavement elevations and slopes. A 3D model of the corridor was created

by Erdman Anthony and used by the contractor for grading and final pavement construction.

Services for the $5 million construction project also included geometry modifications during construction, traffic signal design, curb and island layout and details, retaining-wall design, cross sections of the corridor, temporary traffic signals, and the construction cost estimate. In addition, Erdman Anthony was responsible for producing handout materials and mailers for the public information meetings held before the interchange was completed. A video created by Erdman Anthony explained how to drive, walk, and bike safely through the novel interchange.

Receiving the Diamond Award puts the project in contention for the ACEC New York Empire Award, which will be presented to the highest-rated project in the state at an awards ceremony in March at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.

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BME Associates Celebrates 25 Years in Business BME Associates, a Fairport, NY based firm, is celebrating its 25th year in business this fall. The firm is best known as an advocate for growth in our region, specializing in engineering, planning, landscape architecture and land surveying.

BME’s land planning and site development footprint in the region has included more than 1,300 projects, providing people with places to live, work, play and shop. The firm has a strong reputation of education and consensus building with municipalities and developers to help create quality communities.

“What started out as a desire to provide quality engineering and planning services turned into a passion of advocating for quality growth over our 25 years,” said BME CEO and founder Bruce Boncke. “The reward is the ability to drive around the region and see wonderful projects our clients have created, with our help.”

Peter Vars, President, adds “through the course of 25 years we have built strong relationships with our clients and in the municipalities we work. Our employees are committed to our culture of providing value and service to meet the high expectations of our clients.” q News from Professional Firms continued on next page... news from professional firms

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News From Professional MRB Honors Matthew Driscoll, President and CEO of the NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation On Tuesday, December 3rd, MRB Group hosted its annual open house and added a special feature: presentation of its first annual leadership award to Matthew Driscoll, President and CEO of the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC).

Recently, MRB Group received the 2014 New York Gold Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) for its Strategic Municipal Initiatives Project, which was created to foster municipal efficiency. The project has since been renamed SmartGov, and continues to be a popular MRB Group initiative.

According to MRB Group President Ryan Colvin, the leadership award presented this evening is an extension of the success of the SmartGov project, and its impact on municipalities.

MRB Group President, Ryan T. Colvin, P.E. (left), and Executive Vice President/ COO, Jim Oberst, P.E., recognize Matthew J. Driscoll, President/CEO of the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation on December 3rd. Matt was honored as MRB Group’s inaugural "Recognizing Innovative Leadership" Award recipient

"The firm's efforts to strengthen municipalities with educational programming, informational resources and guidance in operational efficiency has been enhanced by individuals like Matt Driscoll," said Colvin.

"That is why we wanted to honor him with this special recognition."

“On behalf of Governor Cuomo, I would like to thank MRB Group for recognizing the success of EFC’s new business model, which has resulted in more infrastructure projects going forward, benefitting the environment and creating new economic development opportunities throughout New York State.”

Called "Recognizing Innovative Leadership," the award was presented to Driscoll in a brief ceremony at the open house, attended by hundreds of guests, including Mayors and elected officials from throughout Central New York. Following Colvin's introductions, Mayor Peter Blandino from the Village of Newark expressed gratitude towards Driscoll and his Agency for extensive support of a capital project that he claims "could not have happened" without Driscoll's assistance.

Mayor Ted Young of Waterloo also spoke, indicating that Driscoll maintains personal involvement and "truly cares" about environmental projects and their widespread, positive impacts. Both Mayors pointed out that, like most New York State municipalities, their communities' aging infrastructure created costly environmental challenges. Without the assistance of the EFC, responsibility for the costs would have been borne entirely by local residents, creating financial hardship and longterm indebtedness.

According to Colvin, the EFC's financing is often the critical deciding factor in a municipal board's willingness to expend the funds to maintain or upgrade essential infrastructure, such as water treatment and distribution systems, or wastewater treatment plants. Even though regulatory compliance can force a community to take action to meet minimum environmental standards, the inability to afford long-term solutions makes communities turn to what Colvin called "a band-aid" approach, costing far more in the long run.

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"Matt Driscoll is an outstanding first recipient," Colvin stated. "His initiatives to broaden EFC support for municipal infrastructure have made a significant difference, and his leadership has brought the agency to a new level. On behalf of all New York municipalities, we wanted to thank him."

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Firms KHEOPS Purchases the Assets of TVGA Consultants

KHEOPS Architecture, Engineering and Survey, DPC (KHEOPS), a professional services firm and sister company of KHAFRA Engineering Consultants, Inc. (KHAFRA), announced the asset purchase of TVGA Consultants (TVGA), a 96-year old, Buffalo-based architecture, engineering and land survey firm. The purchase adds and enhances the civil, survey and environmental engineering portfolio of KHEOPS and KHAFRA as well as expands the Western New York market for the KHAFRA family of companies.

KHAFRA, was established in 1986 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. KHEOPS was established to provide services in New York. KHAFRA operates 8 regional offices in Birmingham, AL; Louisville, KY; Shreveport, LA; Chattanooga, TN; Indianapolis, IN; Washington, DC; Baltimore, MD; and Dallas, TX. “KHAFRA’s operations company, KHAFRA Operations, LLC, expanded into New York in 2010 and we have been looking to expand our professional services into the State for the past few years. We began discussions with TVGA in 2011 and feel that the time is right and that TVGA and their staff are the right fit. Together, we can service clients more completely with added expertise and experience,” stated Valentino Bates, PE, President of KHEOPS. The acquisition was completed on November 26, 2013 and has a combined staff of 90.

KHEOPS’ offices are located at 300 Pearl Street, Suite 100, Buffalo, from where they will continue uninterrupted service to TVGA’s federal, state, municipal and private clients.

Douglas R. Hager, PLS will be named Survey Discipline Director, overseeing the land survey services for the firm.

“We are excited to have the expanded capabilities and services to offer our clients.

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Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. Opens New Office in Rochester Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. (GPI) announced the opening of their newest office in Rochester, NY, to better serve the firm’s clients in the region. Established in 1966, GPI is a consulting engineering, planning, survey, mapping, construction management and inspection firm. We specialize in the innovative development, design and construction of infrastructure and building systems. GPI employs over 1,200 professionals in 20 offices throughout the eastern United States.

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The office is managed by William Doughty, P.E. Mr. Doughty is a senior structural engineer and is licensed in six states. He has more than 20 years of engineering experience, concentrated in the design and inspection of transportation structures.

Mr. Doughty is nationally recognized for his expertise in overhead sign inspection and is a Lead Instructor for the National Highway Institute’s Ancillary Highway Structures Course. He is also the firms Coatings Manager in GPI’s Western New York Region, responsible for the quality control and management of coating design and inspection projects for transportation, water resource and industrial clients.

The firm’s Rochester office development efforts are led

by Thomas J. Wolanski, P.E., who recently joined GPI. With over 30 years of experience, Mr. Wolanski brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the firm. Mr. Wolanski previously led the business development and expansion for two area design firms.

His past experience Ronald Foley includes managing the local operations and the opening of Buffalo and Syracuse offices for one of the previous firms.

He has extensive experience with the Rochester City School District Modernization program, as well as with numerous local municipalities. In addition, he has extensive private development experience, assisting in multiple site development and build-out programs for local and national entities, in the Rochester area and along the east coast.

Ronald Foley is also supporting the firm’s efforts locally as a senior project manager and supervisor of its municipal and parks related projects. He is assisting clients in the areas of community development, public park enhancements, environmental protection and emergency preparation and response services. Mr. Foley recently retired as regional director of the Long Island Region of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. In this position, he was responsible for the management and administration of 25 state parks. He also previously served as the agency’s executive deputy commissioner and the regional director of the Genesee Region in the Rochester area. q News from Professional Firms continued on page 31...

Professional Firms Employee News Turner Engineering Announces New Hire Turner Engineering, PC announced the addition of Benjamin Miller as a Revit Modeler.

Ben is a graduate of ITT Technical Institute with a degree in drafting/CAD. The addition of Ben will help the growth of the firm with 3D modeling. q

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The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) names Mark McAnany, P.E. – 2013 Engineer of the Year Mark J. McAnany, P.E., Bergmann Associates’ Manager of Transportation, has been honored by the American Society of Civil Engineers (Rochester Section) as their 2013 Engineer of the Year.

Mark recently celebrated his 30th anniversary with Bergmann, beginning his career in 1983 after graduating from the State University at Buffalo with a degree in civil engineering. Mark’s three decades of experience encompass major transportation projects throughout the Rochester region, as well as across New York State and the Northeastern United States. Over that time, Mark has directed such notable projects as: $125 million in planned upgrades to the NY390 / I-490/ NY31 Interchange, the City of Rochester’s $17 million West Ridge Road Gateway, the $6 million Mt. Hope Avenue / College Town corridor improvements, and the NY590 – Sea Breeze Drive roundabout corridor in Irondequoit, NY. Most recently, Mark is managing Bergmann’s largest highway project to date — the $240 million Interstate-81 / NY 17 Interchange Reconstruction project.

“Mark is a very talented individual that is passionate about transportation and the profession of engineering. He is high energy and fun to be around. I am very pleased that he has been recognized for this deserved honor,” said Bergmann’s CEO Tom Mitchell.

He served on the ASCE-Rochester board from 1992-1997, as Regional President in 1996-97. He has also been an active leader in the American Council of Engineering Companies of NY, previously as the Rochester Region President and currently as the ACEC New York Board of Directors and ACEC New York Executive Committee. He also continues to serve Monroe County’s civil engineering advisor to the Mill Seat Landfill Citizens Advisory Board since its inception in 1992. Mark is originally from Hornell, NY and currently lives in Ogden, NY with his family.

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Campus News RIT Imaging Science Student Wins ‘best paper’ at Regional IEEE Conference A novel technique for detecting thyroid cancer was the topic of the Best Student Paper award at the 2013 IEEE Western New York Image Processing Workshop held on Nov. 22 at Rochester Institute of Technology.

Graduate student Saugata Sinha, a Ph.D. student in RIT’s Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, won the award based on reviewers’ recommendations and the presentation of his paper, “Differentiation between malignant and normal human thyroid tissue using frequency analysis of multispectral photoacoustic images.”

Conference organizer Nathan Cahill, associate professor in RIT’s School of Mathematical Science, described Sinha’s research and presentation as “great examples of the high quality we strive to achieve in this workshop.”

Photoacoustic imaging is a hybrid imaging technology in which laser light is absorbed by soft tissue to generate ultrasound waves.

The nascent technique may emerge as a new method for screening thyroid and prostate cancers.

Sinha, originally from Kolkata, India, expects to earn his Ph.D. in summer 2014. His award-winning paper represents one aspect of his thesis research, which he conducts under Navalgund Rao, professor in the Center for Imaging Science, and Dr. Vikram Dogra, professor of radiology and urology in the department of imaging sciences at the University of Rochester Medical Center.

“Our preliminary results have shown that it is possible to differentiate between malignant and normal thyroid tissue using the frequency analysis technique of photoacoustic images

taken at multiple light wavelengths,” Sinha said.

Previously, the team analyzed twodimensional photoacoustic images based on intensity values in order to compare hemoglobin concentration in cancerous tissue with normal tissue.

“In this research, I have gone one step further and investigated the frequency content of the raw photoacoustic data, which can be related to shape, size and distribution of different light absorbing tissue constituents,” Sinha said. “The additional features provided by the frequency analysis technique can be combined with the features already extracted using intensity value based analysis and this combined set of features can be used for noninvasive characterization of tissue abnormality, which is our ultimate aim.” q

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SWBR Architects Announced RIT's World-Class Golisano Institute of Sustainability Project Receives National Recognition With Two Distinguished Awards SWBR Architects, in collaboration with FXFOWLE and LeChase Construction, was recently recognized for its role in the design of Rochester Institute of Technology’s Golisano Institute of Sustainability (RIT GIS). SWBR served as executive architect and architect of record on the project, with LeChase Construction Company as designbuild team leader and FXFOWLE as design architect. The firms and the project have been recognized with two distinguished national awards.

The first was presented at a ceremony on November 6 by Engineering News-Record (ENR) New York. RIT GIS was recognized as the region’s best project in the Green Project category, which honors the country’s best construction projects and the companies that designed and built them.

The second award, the Jeffery J. Zogg Build New York Award, was granted by Associated General Contractors of America. This award highlights the construction industry’s positive impact on building and heavy construction in New York. SWBR, LeChase and FXFOWLE was recognized Nov. 10 during the Build New York award ceremony in Saratoga Springs.

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four-story addition to the university. It houses sustainability research, technology transfer, education and outreach, and is a state-ofthe-art showcase for green construction and design, as well as GIS master’s and Ph.D. programs in sustainability and architecture.

The project was completed in March 2013, and 26 Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) architects were involved in the renovation.

SWBR was responsible for all architectural, structural, interior design and landscape architecture. The firm incorporated cuttingedge “green” technology throughout the entire building, ranging from the solar panels on the soaring canopy to the vertical wind turbines near its front entrance. The building contains specialized research labs, student work areas, classrooms and office suites, and features a fuel cell, microgrid, geothermal system, green roof and green wall.

“The team is proud to have been the executive architect and architect of record for this project,” said Mark Maddalina, project manager. “We have spoken to professionals around the world about GIS, and we are confident that this facility gives our region the resources needed for worldwide opportunities in the future in sustainability research and education.”

Today, the institute conducts cutting-edge research in nanotechnology, alternative-energy development and validation, and sustainable design and pollution prevention. It works with a host of businesses and state and federal agencies, including Xerox Corporation, Eastman Kodak Co., General Motors, Staples, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the United States Department of Defense and the United States Department of Transportation. GIS works with a host of leading industry and governmental organizations.

The project was established and made possible by a $10 million donation from Paychex Inc. founder Thomas Golisano in 2007. Following this gift, RIT was awarded a $13.1 million grant by the National Institute of Standards and Technology Construction Grant Program and $10 million in funding from New York state. The Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council awarded the project $5 million.

The construction of the project lasted for two years, beginning in 2011. It was designed and built to exceed the highest standards of the United States Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED Platinum rating. The project has been submitted to the USGBC and final approval is expected later this year. q

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Campus News Two RIT Research Teams Awarded EPA People, Prosperity and the Planet Grants Engineering and sustainability research focuses on collaborative solutions for the environment

Rochester Institute of Technology recently received two Environmental Protection Agency grants to support projects to develop solutions to real-world environmental challenges. Faculty and student researchers in RIT’s Kate Gleason College of Engineering and the Golisano Institute for Sustainability were each awarded $15,000 through the 2013 EPA’s People, Prosperity and the Planet phase I grant program.

The grant program, now in its 10th year, provides incremental funding for collegiate teams to design and develop environmental solutions. Projects are later featured at the National Sustainable Design Expo, held yearly in Washington, D.C. Teams compete for additional grant funding to further develop the projects.

RIT’s first award was given for the project “The development of an improved ‘Arborloo’ to promote sanitation in rural environments.” The team, led by Brian Thorn and Sarah Brownell (RES Member), both faculty members in the Kate Gleason College of Engineering, will design a simple, inexpensive toilet that can be easily installed in remote locations and built using local labor and materials to provide an entrepreneurial opportunity within the community. The arborloo could help to improve conditions where nearly half the people living in developing regions lack proper sanitation, and high rates of child deaths result from poor sanitation and unsafe drinking water.

Engineering students and faculty have traveled on several occasions to Haiti to learn about, and provide support for, sustainable environmental projects, including a trip to the SOIL waste compost site in Limonade, Haiti, in 2012.

They will continue research and development of a sanitation project, funded by a recent grant award from the EPA’s People, Prosperity and the Planet initiative. From left, Darinee Narimarnkarm, Sarah Bownell, Brian Thorn, Kim Hunt and Shwe Sin Win.

The second project, “Implementing Practical Picohydropower,” will support campus sustainability initiatives through a feasibility study of implementing a micro-hydropower system within RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability building. The work is led by Gabrielle Gaustad, assistant professor in the institute, Matt Burke and J.D. Harper, both graduate architecture students, were part along with Matt Burke, Kate Kruger, J.D. Harper, of the research team that received an EPA People, Prosperity and the Planet Bridget Carney, Adam Stoke and Sergey Selyuzhitskiy, grants. The students examine one of the rainwater collection drains on the all graduate students in RIT’s architecture program. green roof of RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability The team will test a micro-hydropower unit in the lab, use data from the tests to determine an efficient water treatment options, health monitoring devices and implementation design, and quantify the economic and biodegradable food packaging alternatives, for example. environmental impacts. The team will also propose a second phase to integrate the unit into the current rainwater collection RIT has been recognized in the past by the EPA for 11 facultyand storage infrastructure present in the building. student research projects, including a first place award and $75,000 grant for the design of a low-cost solar oven for use in This year’s EPA People, Prosperity and the Planet teams come developing countries, and an honorable mention for the project from 34 universities in 26 states. Projects focus on a variety of to build a scalable, low-impact, river hydropower generator. q environmental and health-related areas including sustainable 32 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER | JANUARY 2014

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Society of Women Engineers c/o RES at the RMSC, 657 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607 www.swerochester.org ASPIRE • ADVANCE • ACHIEVE

Carol Richardson, Rochester SWE President, named a Fellow of ABET 2013-2014 Executive Board ROCHESTER SECTION President Carol Richardson carite@rit.edu Vice President Jodi Carville, RIT jlceee@rit.edu Secretary Dr. Marca Lam RIT marca.lam@swe.org Treasurer Jacqueline Tyson Xerox Corporation jacqueline.tyson@swe.org Council of Representatives Mary Barker Steblein LaBella Associates D.P.C. mary.steblein@swe.org Membership Chair Dr. Cheryl Hanzlik RIT cahanzlik@gmail.com Awards/Scholarship Chair Jeanne Christman RIT jxciee@rit.edu Newsletter Editor Susand Aurand Xerox Corporation susan.aurand@swe.org Feel free to contact any of us with questions, comments, or concerns. Email can be directed to swe.rochester@swe.org

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The Fellow of ABET Award is presented annually to recognize individuals who have provided sustained quality service to the ABET-related professions, in general, and to education within the ABET disciplines, in particular, through the activities of ABET. Carol A. Richardson was recognized "for chairing ETAC and for leadership in accreditation activities that have created additional career opportunities for graduates of engineering technology programs and have improved accreditation processes for institutions." Richardson served as the interim Dean of the College of Applied Science and Technology at the Rochester Institute of Technology for two years and a department chair for ten years before she retired in 2010.

Her involvement in ABET dates back to 1994 when she was selected to be an IEEE program evaluator. In 2008 Richardson began serving the executive committee of the Technology Accreditation Commission and went on to hold the positions of Vice-Chair for Operations, Chair-elect, and then Chair for the 2011-12 accreditation cycle, when the commission was renamed to the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission (ETAC). Richardson played a key role in the commission's name and scope changes. She communicated important information regarding the name change to the ABET community at large and the engineering technology community with the help of her fellow ETAC commissioners.

SWE Scholarship Available

Applications are now being accepted for the SWE Rochester scholarship. To be eligible to receive this scholarship, a student must have completed at least two years of undergraduate study in an ABET-accredited program in engineering, engineering technology, science or technology and either live or attend school in the Monroe County area. Additionally the student must be a member of SWE (either a student section or professional section). If you know a student that may qualify, please encourage her to apply. Application requirements can be found on the RES website www.roceng.org under the “What We Do” tab. Please contact Jeanne Christman at jxciee@rit.edu with questions. All materials must be postmarked by 2/14/14 and mailed to the RES, 657 East Ave, Rochester, NY 14607.

THANK YOU to all our ROC-the-Day donors! If you missed the opportunity to support SWE Rochester’s outreach efforts on 12-11-13, donations are always accepted and can be mailed to SWE at the address at the top of this page.

Upcoming Events:

February 8, 2014 – Delta Academy and Delta GEMS Outreach Session

SWE will be facilitating an interactive engineering session for girls ages 11-18 who participate in the Delta Academy and Delta GEMS (Growing and Empowering Myself Successfully) programs run by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. These programs expose participants to educational, leadership, and community service opportunities. We are currently looking for volunteers to serve as mentors for this 2-hour program. Please contact Rochester SWE at swe.rochester@swe.org to volunteer. The program will be held at Monroe Community College on Saturday, Feb. 8th from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm.

March 8, 2014 – Science Saturday at RMSC

The Society of Women Engineers inspires women to achieve full potential in careers as engineers and leaders; expands the image of the engineering profession as a positive force in the quality of life; and demonstrates the value of diversity.

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SWE will be presenting a hands-on activity to patrons of the RMSC on Saturday March 8th as part of their Science Saturday program. If you are available to help with our activity for an hour or two, please contact Jodi Carville at jlceee@rit.edu.

If you are interested in becoming involved on a committee, please contact Carol Richardson at carite@rit.edu. Visit http://societyofwomenengineers.swe.org/index.php/membership for more information about joining SWE. Visit us online at www.swerochester.org and Like our SWE Rochester page on Facebook.

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Rochester Chapter

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers Rochester ASHRAE website: www.rochester.ashraechapters.org

JANUARY NEWSLETTER

President's Message

On behalf of the Rochester Chapter Board of Governors, I hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday. Welcome to 2014! It is customary at the new year to look back on the past and make plans for the future. Along that lines, please reflect on the projects you have worked on in the past year. If there are any that were interesting or of particular challenge, please take the time to consider submitting them for an ASHRAE technology award. Jeff Wiedrick can be contacted for assistance if needed to determine what category fits your project best. Check out the website at http://rochester.ashraechapters.org and find his contact information under the Chapter Information Tab – Committees.

Mark Kukla, our publicity chairperson, has set up a Facebook page for ASHRAE – Rochester. It is set up to give you information about the chapter and is linked to allow you to sign up for meetings. If Facebook is your preferred method of communication, please take a moment to “like” us.

Lastly, Jeff Ellis is the chairperson for the nominating committee. If you have an interest in selecting candidates for the future board of ASHRAE – Rochester, please contact him through the website. He is also looking for candidates for the board. If you feel that you or someone you know would make a good board member, please let him know.

Remember that the Chapter Board is here to provide the best chapter possible for you. If there is something that you need or would like to see, please let myself or one of the other board members know. Thank you and have a good new year.

Robert J. Wind Jr., PE, 2013-14 Rochester ASHRAE President

Date: Monday, January 13, 2014 Place: Mario's Italian Restaurant, 2740 Monroe Ave · Rochester Time: 12:00 Noon

NYS Building Department /NYS Code Updates and Changes NYS Energy Conservation Code/NYS Mechanical Code Details will be posted on the website as they were not available at press time.

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Illuminating Engineering Society - Rochester Chapter P. O. Box 23795, Rochester NY 14692 585-766-0329 www.ies-rochester.org

January IES Rochester Meeting

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Harley Hill & Energetix Award Submissions Come view local lighting projects submitted by area Engineers, Architects, Designers, Contractors and Lighting Reps.

They’ve offered their best work so you can experience the state of the art. Every submission will be presented and all attendees will be eligible to vote by electronic ballot to determine the winners. The awards will be presented at the Electrical Week Luncheon in February. The deadline for submissions was Friday, December 6, 2013.

RIT Inn & Conference Center 5257 West Henrietta Rd, Henrietta NY

Luncheon Choices: Cheeseburger on Kaiser Roll with Potato Crisps Grilled Chicken Sandwich on Kaiser Roll with Potato Crisps Caesar Salad with Grilled Chicken House-made Asiago Crisps and Classic Caesar Dressing Time: 12:00 Noon to 1:00 pm Cost: $25.00 per person

Reservations required by Thursday 1/3 Space is limited email to ceckert1@rochester.rr.com or call Chuck at 585-766-0329. Be sure to include your menu selection.

2014 Programs March

LED Dimming and Control. Challenges, Responses, Techniques, and Associated Costs

April

Architecture For Light

May

Fluorescent Lamps Are Not Dead

Spring Courses Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - Daylighting [3.0 credits] Thursday, March 13, 2014 - Light & Health [1.75 credits] Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - Vision + Color [3.0 credits] ies news

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Monroe Professional Engineers Society

A Chapter of the New York State Society of Professional Engineers 657 East Avenue, Rochester, New York 14607 Dedicated to Professionalism in Engineering in the Interest of Public Safety and Welfare www.monroepe.org

2013-14 Officers: President Dan Curry, PE, President-elect Joe Dombrowski, PE, Treasurer Neal Illenberg, PE, Membership Chair Timothy M. Webber, PE

Most of you reading this article are likely already professional engineers, but are you prepared to answer a question from a young engineer when asked; “why should I pursue a professional engineer license.” For students, choosing to start on the path to licensure is one of the most important decisions they will ever make.

The licensure process demands an extra measure of competence and dedication and is the mark of a professional. While not all engineers find it mandatory to obtain their license for a chosen career, the P.E. initials after their names can provide many advantages.

Five Reasons to Get Licensed

are emphasizing licensure among their engineers as well.  Flexibility: Having a PE license opens up your career options. You can become a specialist, or establish your own business. It also protects you during industry downsizing or outsourcing. The PE license allows you to go as far as your initiative and talent will take you.  Money: Studies have shown that most PEs earn higher pay throughout their business careers.

Having your PE allows expanded opportunities beyond a company structure - as an independent consultant for example.

 Prestige: PEs are respected by the public and are seen in the same light as licensed professionals in other fields. PEs are also held in high esteem by their peers within the engineering community, who see the PE as part of an elite group.

If you are asked “why should I try to obtain my P.E. license,” feel free to share some of the above points taken from the NSPE website or just refer them directly to: http://www.nspe.org/Licensure/ WhyGetLicensed/index.html.

 Career Development: Employers are impressed with engineers who have their PE license.

Licensure not only enhances your stature, it shows commitment to the profession and demonstrates heightened leadership and management skills.

Licensure is also a necessity for rising to increased levels of authority and responsibility.

As always please contact me or any other MPES board member should you have any questions. My contact information is: (585) 321-2312 or dan.curry@optimation.us.

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Dan Curry, P.E., President – MPES dan.curry@optimation.us

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Rochester Chapter No. 21

Association for Facilities Engineering January 2014 Meeting Notice

2013/14 BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT Dan Friday Bay View Family YMCA (585) 341-3225 danf@rochesterymca.org VICE PRESIDENT Josh Murray R L Stone Co. Inc. (585) 203-1222 joshm@rl-stone.com SECRETARY Matthew Knights UltraFab (585) 924-2186 ext. 221 mknights@ultrafab.com

Date/Time: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 – 5:30 p.m.

Tour:

Scholarship Night Rochester Museum and Science Center Scholarship Award Presentations

TREASURER Frank St. George J.T. Mauro Co. (585) 210-4491 fstgeorge@jtmauro.com

657 East Avenue Rochester, NY 14607

ASSISTANT TREASURER Craig Avalone CHA Companies (585) 232-5610 CAvalone@chacompanies.com IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Jeff Bidell CHA Companies (585) 232-5610 x307 jbidell@chacompanies.com DELEGATE DIRECTORS Joseph R. Graves – RMSC Fred Schreiner – Buckpitt and Co. Mark Ramsdell – Haley & Aldrich CHAPTER HISTORIAN Joe Dioguardi – MicroMod CHAIRMAN, EDUCATION COMMITTEE Thomas Coburn The Gleason Works (585) 461-8073 tcoburn@gleason.com CHAIRMAN, COMMUNICATION COMMITTEE Bryan D. Stalk Crosby-Brownlie, Inc. (585) 325-1290 bstalk@crosbybrownlie.com CHAIRMAN, MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE Kurt Finkbeiner (585) 671-7771 kfinkbeiner@rochester.rr.com

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Directions:

• From Rochester, take I-490 to to Goodman Street Exit (17) • Turn left onto Goodman (coming from the west) or right (from the East) • Follow Goodman to East Avenue, Turn Right onto East Avenue • 657 East Avenue is on the right

Directions to Dinner:

Buffet Dinner will be served.

Cost:

Members - $25

Non Member - $30

Please RSVP by January 13th to: Josh Murray joshm@rl-stone.com (585) 203-1222

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Rochester Section

American Society of Civil Engineers www.asce.org

ASCE Board Editorial

by Thomas Zaso, PE, ASCE Rochester Section President

"Fun was had by all at the ASCE Rochester Holiday Party as we celebrated the Season and Honored the 2013 Engineer of the Year, Mark McAnany, P.E. of Bergmann Associates!"

ASCE Rochester Section board members in attendance at December 12, 2013 ASCE Rochester holiday party.

Tom Zaso, PE (ROC Geotechnical), Sam Anthony, PE (Erdman Anthony), Wendel Armstrong, PE (Fisher Associates), Katie Dugan, PE (Fisher Associates), Erin McCormick, EIT (RGRTA), Clem Chung, PE (MRB Group)

2013 ASCE Rochester Engineer of the Year - Mark McAnany, PE (Bergmann Associates), Brian Dougherty, PE (retired – formerly of Bergmann Associates)

Institute of Sustainable Infrastructure -ISI

ISI was founded by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), the American Public Works Association (APWA), and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). ISI is governed by a nine member board of directors, appointed by the founding organizations for three-year terms. A third of the board rotates each year.

The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) is a 501 (c) (3) not for profit organization, structured to develop and maintain a sustainability rating system for civil infrastructure in the United States. That system, called Envision, is a collaboration between ISI in Washington. D.C., and the Zofnass Program for Sustainable Infrastructure at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

It is this broader recognition of multiple purposes, goals and outcomes that are embodied within the framework of the Envision rating systems. Many civil engineering projects are delivered in a highly complex and regulated setting where the public interest must serve many different views, opinions and outcomes. The success or failure of a proposed project can often be driven by the political setting more than the technical or financial attributes. This reality is perhaps another definition of the triple bottom line and unless all asce news

ASCE Rochester President Tom Zaso, PE, with 2013 ASCE Rochester Engineer of the Year Mark McAnany, PE (Bergmann Associates)

parts of the environmental ¡ª social - economic trilogy are successfully balanced and accepted, there is less likelihood that the proposed project will be completed. The American Society of Civil Engineers reported in their Report Card (2013) that the deficit for current infrastructure systems in the United States could exceed $3.6 trillion just to recover the utility and performance of those systems. New infrastructure as well as upgrades and maintenance of existing systems will be necessary to protect and enhance community quality of life as well as to promote and support the economic competitiveness and jobs within America.

ISI has committed to develop and support a series of rating systems and related resources, including education and training programs, that will assist owners, agencies, project teams and others with delivering sustainable solutions to meet these imperative needs for civil engineering projects. For more information visit: http://www. sustainableinfrastructure.org/index.cfm.

This is a brief column intended to inform the reader on the operation of the ASCE at the state, region and national levels. Topics for discussion are encouraged and your comments are appreciated.

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Genesee Valley Land Surveyors Association Website: www.gvlsa.com

Year 2014 Officers President John F. Gillen, LS Vice President Roy B. Garfinkel, LS Secretary Robert J. Avery, LS Treasurer Michael A. Venturo, LS Robert B. Hatch, LS, ex officio

Year 2014 Meeting Dates January 22-24, 2014 NYSAPLS 55th Annual Surveyors Conference & Exhibition at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center

February 20, 2014 Board of Directors Meeting @ 6:00 pm 40 & 8 Club, 933 East Avenue, Rochester

March 13, 2014 Webinar re-broadcast at Erdman Anthony @ 6:30 Board of Directors at 6:00 pm

January 2014

Board of Directors 2012-2014 David J. LaRue, LS Gregory D. Bell, LS 2013-2015 Michael C. Bodardus, LS Jared R. Ransom, LS 2014-2016 Clifford J. Rigerman, LS Joseph J. Hefner, LS

Hope to see you all at the th

55 NYSAPLS Annual Conference & Exhibition held at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center 123 East Main Street, Rochester

April 17, 2014 Not yet determined

May 15, 2014 Joint Meeting at NFLSA

June 19, 2014 Board of Directors Meeting @ 6:00 pm 40 & 8 Club, 933 East Avenue, Rochester

June 2014 Date to be determined, 5th Annual Sporting Clays Event at Rochester Brooks Club.

Professional Affiliations • • •

New York State Association of Professional Land Surveyors, Inc. National Society of Professional Surveyors Rochester Engineering Society

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January 22nd - 24th, 2014 We still need volunteers.

Please contact Darryl Moser at 585-349-3750 or dmoser@schultzpc.com if you can help out.

Please check out the newly designed website: www.gvlsa.com gvlsa news

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Finger Lakes Chapter

International Council on Systems Engineering www.incose/org/flc

Upcoming Chapter Meeting Events The following is a detailed list of upcoming meetings and activities: January TBD The next meeting is scheduled for January 16, 2014. We are working to find a

presenter for this meeting. If we are not successful, however, we will use this

time to discuss the types of topics that would like to be seen this year, as well as

any other ideas anyone may have. Please note the addition of the 11th host site below.

February/March 2014

TBD

We are currently taking ideas for 2014 presentation topics; please contact Rick Zinni (rzinni@gmail.com) if you have specific areas of interest, as well as alternative ideas for different types of chapter meeting activities.

Please check the FLC website (Events Tab) for current status on future presentations, or for past recordings (which began at the April 2013 meeting): http://www.incose.org/flc/EVENTS/ Meeting Agenda:

6:00 pm Meeting Introduction / Featured Presentation

7:15 pm (Approx. Time) Adjourn and Networking

Locations:

The following sites will participate in the meeting. All sites will have telephone conference access and will display the presentation (please contact Rick Zinni for any general questions at rzinni@gmail.com): 1.

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Corning Inc. Lockheed Martin SI Cornell University Syracuse University

RIT, Rochester, NY

Moog Inc. Xerox Binghamton University Rome, NY SRC, N. Syracuse, NY Lockheed Martin SI

Amy MacDougall at MacDougalAG@corning.com, Corning, NY Wesley Hewett at wahewett@gmail.com, Owego, NY Dr. Peter Jackson at pj16@cornell.edu, Rhodes Hall 267, Ithaca, NY Dr. Young Moon at ybmoon@syr.edu, 220 Link Hall Clark Hochgraf at cghiee@rit.edu, Rochester, NY, Bldg. 82, Room 1150 Geoff Bright at gbright@moog.com Charles Rizzolo at charles.rizzolo@xerox.com Cheryl Monachino at cmonachi@binghamton.edu Bruce Rubin at bruceieeerubin@yahoo.com Kevin Devaney at devaney@srcinc.com, 6225 Running Ridge Road, N Syracuse, NY 13212 Stephen C. Felter, PhD at stephen.felter@lmco.com, LMCO

The program is open to members and non-members and is free to all attendees!

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Rochester, NY Chapter

American Society of Plumbing Engineers www.aspe.org President ALAN SMITH, P.E. IBC Engineering, PC 3445 Winton Place Suite 219 Rochester, NY 14623 585-292-1590 Vice President Technical ADAM KRAMER IBC Engineering, PC 3445 Winton Place Suite 219 Rochester, NY 14623 585-292-1590 Vice President Legislative JENNIFER WENGENDER, P.E. Clark Patterson Lee 205 St Paul Blvd Rochester, NY 14604 585-454-7600 Vice President Membership DOUG MEIER Twin”D” Associates 1577 Ridge Road West Suite 116B Rochester, NY 14615 585-581-2170

President’s Message Welcome to 2014! I hope everyone had safe and happy Holidays.

ASPE’s first ANSI Standard is now available for purchase through ASPE’s on-line store. The recently ANSI approved standard is to assist with the design of engineered siphonic roof drainage systems. The publication is noted as ASPE / ANSI 45-2013, Siphonic Roof Drainage. Cost of the publication is $80 (list price).

Alan Smith, PE

Rochester Chapter President

Meeting Notice - Save the Date

Treasurer TERRY BROWN, CPD M/E Engineering, PC 150 North Chestnut Street Rochester, NY 14604 585-288-5590

Topic:

Bottled Medical Gas Systems

Speaker:

Roger Watts, Medical Gas Systems

Administrative Secretary ED YELIN, PE, CPD Erdman Anthony and Associates 146 Culver Road, Suite 200 Rochester, NY 14620 585-427-8888

Date:

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Time:

12:00 noon – 1:30 p.m.

Place:

Valicia’s Ristorante, 2155 Long Pond Rd., Rochester 14606 (just north of Route 31, Gates)

Credits:

PDH Approval Pending (call or e-mail for confirmation after January 10th)

Cost:

$20.00 (member or guest), check or cash at door.

RSVP:

To Adam Kramer (585-341-3163), or akramer@ibceng.com by January 13th.

Education Chairman ROBERT J. WIND JR., PE IBC Engineering, PC 3445 Winton Place, Suite 219 Rochester, NY 14623 585-292-1590 Newsletter Editor DAVID MYERS LaBella Associates, PC 300 State Street Suite 201 Rochester, NY 14614 585-454-6110 Affiliate Liaison ADAM FRENZEL Empire State Associates.

181 Bay Village Drive Rochester, NY 14609 585-602-0271

Solutions, Inc.

Future meetings: February 19th (Wed.)., March 19th (Wed.)

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Genesee Valley Branch

American Public Works Association www.APWA.net

Geoffrey Benway, PE Genesee Valley Branch President I have been reading so much lately about the common core requirements established by the state. I find it odd that parents object to their kids taking a standardized test that evaluates the quality of their children’s education and educators. In many cities, parents have refused to allow their kids to take the test! There have also been teacher protests against the common core and fairer teacher evaluations. So this is what they mean by the inmates running the insane asylum! Education should not be easy and should be standardized across the state and even the country. Our children’s proficiency in math continues to drop in comparison to other developed countries. This can only lead to lost jobs and opportunities here at home.

What if public works had the same attitude? What if the snow plow drivers decided when they would clear the roads? What if the maintenance crews decided when they would fix a pump station or signal light? What would that do to our town or city? It would probably turn into an episode of the Walking Dead!

Fortunately, public works agencies strive to be leaders in developing alternative methods and defined procedures on how and when to perform critical tasks that service our community. What makes public works great is the ability of the practioners to share their information with others. While we may not share a common geology or environment, we can all learn from one another that do a common task. The Small Cites/Rural Communities Committee is currently preparing two documents that could use your help. We are creating a Model Outreach Program that outlines opportunities for public works agencies to reach out to other agencies in neighboring communities to share their ideas, successes, and even failures. The SC/RC Committee is also working on an Advocacy Tool Kit that will provide examples from members on opportunities to advocate to our customers, political leaders, and financial providers. If you have any suggestions for either of these groups, please send me a note and I will pass it on the Ann Daniels, our committee representative.

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2013 Annual Awards Banquet

The annual Awards Ceremony and Banquet is January 30, 2014 at the RIT Inn and Conference Center. If you have not made reservations, please do so NOW! The event is always a sell out. It is chance to network with many distinguished public works professionals and municipal leaders. We are always in need of vendors willing to be an event sponsor! Your generous donation helps to make the event a huge success and helps us to provide a great event at a reasonable cost.

2014 NY Chapter Conference

The 2014 Conference is being held in Syracuse on April 3rd and 4th in the Embassy Suites Hotel. The programs are still being developed but will offer training for several members of your staff at a very reasonable cost. Educational sessions will include a full day program on leadership, stormwater regulations, transportation, and technology. PDH’s will also be available. On Thursday night, we will have our NY Chapter Awards presentation. I am confident that the Genesee Valley Branch will be well represented at this event and hope that you will be there to support your local projects and individuals.

2014 Congress

The 2014 Congress and Exposition is being held by our neighbors to the north, the great City of Toronto. The event runs from August 17th to the 20th. You will never get a better chance to attend this amazing display of equipment, services, and top shelf educational sessions in close proximity to us. The Congress draws public works people from all over the country as well as Australia and Europe. I hope to see you there!

My best wishes to all for a safe and prosperous New Year!

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Rochester Chapter

Society for Imaging Science and Technology Website:

Save the Dates: 2014 Meeting Schedule January 15, 2014 - "Automatic Macro- and MicroFacial Expression Spotting and Applications," by Dr. Matthew A. Shreve (Xerox)

February 12, 2014 - "An Introduction to the New Kodak," by Dr. Nancy Ferris (Kodak Director of Research) March 19, 2014 - Medical Topic by Jon Riek (Virtualscopics)

April 9, 2014 - "Firefly Fluorescence Imaging," by Dr. Guan We/Dr. Hani Rashid (URMC) May 21, 2014 - Touchscreen Technology by Paul J. Tompkins (Corning) Our meetings are held at 6:00 pm in room 1275 of the Carlson Center for Imaging Science Building on the RIT campus. Everyone is welcome to attend. Parking is available in the F Lot, just north of the building. No meeting reservations are required.

January IS&T Meeting Wednesday, January 15, 2014 Automatic Macro- and Micro-Facial Expression Spotting and Applications presented by Matthew Shreve, PhD, Xerox Research Center

Abstract: Automatically determining the temporal characteristics of facial expressions has extensive application domains such as human-machine interfaces for emotion recognition, face identification, as well as medical analysis. However, many papers in the literature have not addressed the step of determining when such expressions occur. This talk will address the problem of automatically segmenting macro- and micro-expressions frames (or retrieving the expression intervals) in video sequences, without the need for training a model on a specific subset of such expressions. The proposed method exploits the non-rigid facial motion that occurs during facial expressions by modeling the strain observed during the elastic deformation of facial skin tissue. The method is capable of spotting both macro expressions which are typically associated with emotions such as happiness, sadness, anger, disgust, and surprise, and rapid micro- expressions which are typically, but not always, associated with semi-suppressed macroexpressions. Additionally, the method has been used to

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automatically retrieve strain maps generated from apex of expressions for human identification. A novel 3-D surface strain estimation algorithm using commodity 3-D sensors aligned with an HD camera will also be presented.

Speaker Biography Matthew Shreve is a research scientist in image and video processing at the Xerox Research Center in Webster. He currently works in video analytics applied to surveillance technologies. His research interests include computer vision, image processing, pattern recognition, and artificial intelligence applied to facial motion analysis and surveillance applications. He has 9 pending U.S. Patents, and has co-authored several journals and conference proceedings in areas such as facial expression analysis, public transportation and costal surveillance, and machine learning. Matthew holds a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of South Florida in 2013 and a M.S. degree in mathematics at Youngstown State University in 2007.

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Rochester Section

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers The new Rochester section web site is at: http://rochester.ieee.org (always check the web PDF edition for late changes and additions)

Jacob Z. Schanker, P.E., Newsletter Chair E-mail: j.schanker@ieee.org

Rochester Section Meeting Tuesday, January 7th at Noon

The next Rochester Section business meeting is on Tuesday, January 7 at 12:00pm, at the Hibachi Sushi Buffet Restaurant in South Town Plaza on Jefferson Road (Route 252) just west of West Henrietta Rd. (Route 15). Any IEEE member is invited to attend. Lunch is only $3 for IEEE members. No reservation or RSVP is needed, just show up.

The 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Rochester Section

Section Officers for 2014

The results of our November election vote are in, and here they are: Chair • Greg T. Gdowski • John Kerkeras Vice Chair • Matthew Sidley • Jim Ziobro Treasurer • William Fowlkes • Dennis Thompson Secretary • Raymond Ptucha

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It may seem like yesterday to some of you, but it has actually been almost one hundred years since the Rochester Section of the American Institute IEEE Rochester Section of Electrical Engineers (AIEE) was first formed. The AIEE was one of the Scholarship Announcement two predecessor societies to the IEEE, the other being the Institute of The Rochester Section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Radio Engineers (IRE). The societies merged in 1963 to form the IEEE. Engineers (IEEE) awards two $1500 college scholarships annually to student members of the IEEE who meet the following qualifications: The Rochester Section doesn't really have much of a historical record 1. Is an undergraduate student in good standing in an engineering, of our operations, but one gem I was able to obtain through IEEE engineering technology, science or technology curriculum in an headquarters is the original letter from the AIEE headquarters, ABET accredited program. authorizing the formation of the Rochester section. This two page, handtyped letter is dated October 10, 1914, and is addressed to Mr. John C. 2. Has completed two years and/or achieved Junior standing (or Parker of the Rochester Railway, Light and Power Company. The letter equivalent) in the program defined in number 1 above. is reproduced, in full, in the web edition of this newsletter, available on 3. Has an overall grade point average of at least 3.0 out of 4.0 (or equivalent). the section website.

4. Plans to continue engineering, engineering technology, science or Also, check the online newsletter for the complete list of chapter chairs technology studies in an undergraduate ABET accredited program in of the AIEE, IRE, and the IEEE from 1914 to 2014. This represents the September following presentation of the award. chain of continuity that keeps our Rochester section a vital organization. 5. Is a resident of Allegany, Monroe, Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Orleans, Steuben, Wayne, or Wyoming Counties of New York or is enrolled in a college in one those counties.

IEEE Electron Devices Society Chapter Report th The 37 Annual IEEE EDS Activities in Western New York Conference Please contact the chair of the IEEE Scholarship committee, event was held at RIT on November 13, 2013 at the Center for Integrated Jeanne Christman at jxciee@rit.edu with questions. The scholarship Manufacturing Studies, Louise Slaughter Hall. Invited presentations application can be found at www.roceng.org. included, “Thin-film Electronics by Spatial ALD” by Shelby F. Nelson from Eastman Kodak Company, and “Functional Printing of Devices Free E-book on start-ups for IEEE members and Materials” by Denis Cormier from Industrial & Systems Engineering In January, IEEE-USA E-Books will offer “Starting Your Start-Up – at RIT. Book 1: Developing a Business Plan” by Tanya Candia.

Contributed talks and poster presentations were given by researchers from the University of Rochester, State University of New York at Buffalo, and RIT. The conference was organized by the Rochester EDS section officers, with assistance from faculty, staff and students in the Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering Department at RIT.

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“Software and its Role in Product Development for Healthcare” “What role does software play in the advancement of medical technology?”

“What role does software play in the advancement of medical technology?”

Software development plays a very important role in the advancement of medical technology. It is the main reason that iCardiac Technologies was formed. In early 2006, the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) and iCardiac Technologies, Inc. announced signing an exclusive agreement to commercialize technology that enables pharmaceutical companies to determine more effectively, and earlier on in clinical trials, whether an experimental drug is toxic to the heart. The technology consists of COMPAS software developed by URMC biomedical engineer Jean-Philippe Couderc, Ph.D. The software provides a more accurate and reliable method to analyze data from electrocardiograms (ECG) and other types of heart monitors to determine whether a drug is toxic to the heart. COMPAS – which stands for Comprehensive Analysis of Repolarization Signal – allows researchers to target and evaluate specific data produced by ECGs called the QT interval, in addition to other advanced measurements intended to identify specific risks associated with a new drug. The QT interval measures the process of ventricular repolarization – the period between the heart’s contraction and recovery phase. While the period lasts only a fraction of a second, it represents an important determinant of a drug’s safety.

The COMPAS technology originated at the URMC Heart Research Follow-up Program (HRFUP). The HRFUP is an international leader in the science of heart arrhythmias and a rare genetic condition associated with an abnormal QT interval, called the congenital Long QT Syndrome (LQTS). The University keeps an International Registry for LQTS, and follows thousands of families who have this inherited condition. One of the genetic forms of the QT prolongation syndrome is similar to the drug-induced syndrome, and the University’s work focuses on developing the tools to identify individuals with either condition.

One of the most important aspects of commercializing the COMPAS software technology was defining an appropriate Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Fortunately, the FDA approved the ISO 62304 as a standard for software life cycle processes.

This standard served as the basis for developing the SDLC used at iCardiac for all software development projects including the commercialization of COMPAS.

What is the economic impact of software development in healthcare?

Prolongation of the QT interval is the most common cause of drug withdrawal from the market and delays in regulatory approval. In the aftermath of the withdrawal of Vioxx and other Cox-2 inhibitor drugs over concerns that they may cause heart attacks or stroke, the FDA has proposed guidelines that call upon the pharmaceutical industry to develop better measurement methods for drug safety assessment. In response, pharmaceutical companies have invested significant resources in research that will allow them to identify cardiac toxicity at early stages of drug testing. There is also a tremendous economic incentive; it is estimated that it costs, on average, $900 million to bring a new drug from the laboratory to the doctor’s office. This new scrutiny impacts large classes of drugs, such as antibiotics, weight loss, anti-psychotic medications, heartburn medications, and some cancer and heart disease therapies, some of which have been pulled from the market or limited in use due to their tendency to prolong the QT interval.

In January 2009, iCardiac announced that Computers in Cardiology had published an article by authors from the University of Rochester and the FDA demonstrating the use of the Highly Automated QT technology in data analysis in Thorough QT studies.

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evaluating QT measurements in all ECGs in cardiac safety studies.

One of the challenging aspects of applying technology such as COMPAS is structuring and organizing the data that will be processed on a daily basis. For that reason, iCardiac developed the iClinica 4G platform which is a clinical trial management system (CTMS) designed specifically for streamlining and simplifying the processing of clinical ECG data. The software development team at iCardiac invested countless hours working side-by-side with lab personnel to fully understand the complexities of clinical data processing. Through rapid prototyping and user feedback sessions, the development team was able to deliver a comprehensive collection of features and functionality tailored to the needs of iCardiac lab personnel.

This style of frequent, direct involvement of the end user in the early phases of software development has proven to be the preferred way for meeting the business and operational goals of the company.

What does the future hold for software development in healthcare?

As we look forward to the role of software development in future healthcare products, there are a few areas that we should be watching: 1. Healthcare clouds will help access and store information in more efficient, flexible and secure ways.

2. Advanced analytics and new data visualization techniques will help drive more informed decision making.

3. Tablet computers will play a critical role in clinical adoption of technology for physicians and hospitals.

4. Mobile health apps will become more sophisticated, making it easy for consumers to monitor health information.

“Today, most of us have access to personal bank account information any time and any place in the world while we do not have easy access to technologies to measure and monitor our pulse rate, blood pressure, temperature, and respiration. Tomorrow, one expects softwarerelated technologies to address this issue and empower patients; the use of contactless sensor technologies, cloud-based patient monitoring, and disease prevention based on social networking (big data) are few of the new technologies that will impact healthcare and improve wellness.”

Dr. JP Couderc Associate Professor - University of Rochester and Chief

Technology Officer - iCardiac Technologies Inc. “Mobile computing was not available for the physician and certainly not for the patient even a decade ago. Mobile medical software applications will usher in a new model of healthcare that did not previously exist.”

Mikael Totterman Chief Executive Officer - iCardiac Technologies Inc. The pace at which new healthcare products are developed and introduced to the marketplace must increase to satisfy the ever-increasing demand for quality health care. Software development will play a key role in achieving and maintaining that pace.

Jaimie Cole

Vice President of Technology Global Technology Center

iCardiac TECHNOLOGIES 150 Allens Creek Road Rochester, NY 14618 585.295.7610 x110 jaimie.cole@icardiac.com Jaimie leads the Global Technology Center at iCardiac which consists of a team of talented and motivated technology professionals responsible for the COMPAS software platform, iClinica clinical trial management system, and IT infrastructure.

His direction and leadership has ushered in fresh methods for efficiently and effectively delivering validated software, systems, and technology for growth and scalability on the cutting edge of cardiac safety technology.

Prior to his work at iCardiac, Jaimie spent over 20 years in software development at Eastman Kodak, most notably on the Kodak Easyshare software team in Kodak's Digital Camera Division. His educational background in computer engineering from RIT and specialization in digital signal processing techniques have been key ingredients to the success of iCardiac's validated software platforms.

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Electrical Association Executive Director, Kirstie Steves 585-538-6350, fax 538-6166, Email: kirstie@eawny.com President, Joe Lengen, Horizon Solutions

American Society of Civil Engineers, Rochester Section President, Wendel Armstrong, (585) 334-1310, Email: WArmstrong@FisherAssoc.com.

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